Driving in Kenya

Driving in Kenya is a whole new experience! And I'm only going to show pictures of the rural roads. Here are some things you may see while taking a little trip from Kisumu to Busia (pronounced Boo-see-uh).

Animals.... lots of animals. They just seem to roam and eat right next to the road. Marian was delighted with this rooster.

Crazy traffic. This is a dreadful dirt/rock road, and it is really bumpy. Note that there are no lanes and people just go. There apparently is some method to the madness, but to me it is just insane!

This van is a Matatu (Maa-ta-too). If you look on the left side, you can see that the door is open, and the "conductor" is hanging out. The motorcycle is a piki-piki, and carries passengers on the back.

Did I mention the animals?! Here are cows, placidly nibbling grass just off the road where people drive 70 kmh.

This is a nifty compound, surrounded by a shrub "fence". We thought the thatched roofs were pretty cool.

This is a river and there are naked people bathing in it. That's why I did not enlarge it more!

Companies will paint your building if they can use it for free advertising. This building is notable because it is the front of the building that the church rents for meetings!

Lots of donkeys. The amazing thing is that they have nothing on their heads to guide them!

The things they can carry on their heads is impressive. I was doubly impressed that such little girls were all carrying things on their heads.

Oh, this is what part of the road looked like. Most of it was actually paved, but even that has horrendous potholes and random speed bumps. And their speed bumps may be one large hump, or 2 small ones, or even 3 small humps in a row. You should see how it feels to hit one of those going 60! Wowsers!

Sufficeth t say, driving has been an experience here. I'm so glad I am not doing the driving! I am very happy to hang out the window, gawking, with camera in hand! And I'll share more pictures later.