Monday, 19 June 2017

I am in a different world completely from when I woke up yesterday morning.  Yesterday morning I woke up to the singing of birds.  The sun was rising over the Ndoto mountains.  I could here the goats and camels at the neighbors.  I packed up the car, climbed in and drove South.  The first part was through desert on dirt roads.  I saw only a couple other vehicles and lots of grazing animals.  Then I got to tarmac and the world started changing fast.  I reached Nanyuki for lunch with a group of people on tour from Colorado.  One is Karen, who I met in January.  It was really good to see her again and meet her friends.  She also had ordered a box of baskets so I was able to deliver that and get a good lunch at my favorite restaurant in Nanyuki, Le Rustique.  Delicious food and they let my dog, Mouse, join me at the table and run about in the garden.  My hotel and restaurant rating always includes how friendly and accepting they are about me having my dog with me!!  After a long lunch and meeting another friend, I continued on my journey.  About 12 hours after I left Ngurunit, I arrived in Nairobi last evening.  Long drive.  Now, I am in a completely different world.  Spent almost an hour stuck in traffic trying to get to the mall.  I'm sitting at a coffee shop working on my computer and having instant internet access.  I have basically one day to do so many things and my first meeting has been delayed by almost an hour as the guy I'm meeting has been stuck in traffic.  So I am taking the time to catch up on connecting to the world of internet!!  So many layers of worlds in my life.  Mind boggling sometimes!!  At least it keeps life interesting.  My latest challenge was running out of power on my computer last evening and discovering that I had forgotten my power cord somewhere in the North!! Oops.  A quick call for help to Nairobi friends and contacts procured me the loan of a cord that fits this morning.  So now all is well and I will accomplish my goals this short Nairobi trip.  I have half an order of baskets with me that needs boxing up and dropping at the shipper.  Need to record them all first for which my computer is essential.  Tomorrow I pick up my daughter, Naiboku, from her school for a mid-term break.  Then meeting up with my new partner for a big Rotary project we are working on getting started.  She is arriving tonight from USA and tomorrow we hash out a few things on the application.  Then Naiboku and I head north to Maralal.  Crazy life sometimes.  But again I say, I never get bored what with all the travel and challenges keeping me on my toes.   I will sit and watch the busy life swirling about me for a bit.  No birds, goats and camels here, but lots of interesting people from all corners of life.  The person I'm meeting is almost shook free of the traffic and will be here soon.  On with the day in this different world....

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