Last nights Rotary meeting in Vihiga (an insane 45 minute drive, our friend said tha the had seen geese swimming in the potholes after a rain) was awesome, organized with the usual Fanta, but this time warm ground nuts (peanuts). They invited us to their goat roast and we brought many brave frown-smiles when we said we were vegetarians. they then asked "what about eggs?". Cody bluntly said "I dont like eggs". Tanya and I made little soft frown smiles to soften the blow, "we dont really do eggs either". "But these are happy eggs!Happy eggs" We had no reply(free range we found out later).Then it was "Do you like Ugali? More frown-smiles: "Um we have tried it a few times". peace was found when we committed to trying THEIR ugali.

We made a date to visit their water project in a couple weeks, which could involve fish farming they said. That may have been for my benefit. Either way we will go and see. They were a very warm knowledgable bunch who have got alot done in this tiny village, a cute little meeting room that wouldn't be out of place in Dresden Germany in 1945, before the electricity came back on.


this ams run was delish. no hat, shirt, screen or bug juice just pure running through the tea fields I discovered the other day. T running through the tea as it were. At the end of the fields I saw trails leading off to more hills-forested even. I may have to boda boda to this departure point to enjoy a long run in them thar treey hills, pref with tanya. After yesterdays 1:17 my goal was an easy 50 minutes max. However lulled by the beauty and the warmth, smiles and endless winding soft roads i got lost again in the labrinth (sp?) of roads separating tiny little lush farms. I passed a primary school, twice, each time 1000 kids went apopoleptic. I mean there was a ROAR. I was escorted by gaggles of cuties. I am not sure if im gonna be able to run with out a herd of cuties laughing all the way. I took an extra turn or two and wound up on a good wide road with not too many people (ie not hundreds) and ended up "on the wrong side of town". This was a true challenge of boda bodas and buses, people and goats and a road like a swiss cheese. The town had awakened while I was enjoying my run on sleepy roads. Total run time 1:15.

Im feeling good, feel like im building base that will allow me to start Pfitzinger when I get home.

Like you say Wayne Im hoping hills and altitude work their magic.

we leave 630 am tommorrow for a 9 hour BRUTAL road car ride to masai mara down down south of Kenya- with Rhino and hippo stop in Kisumu.