Did I say our drive from Nairobi to Meru would take 5 hours? Well, it's Kenya. We rocketed here 9 hours including a stop of a Curio Shop (think roadside shop on steroids, BUT with toilets!), a lunch at a great Kenyan landmark called The Trout Tree, and a GIGANTIC traffic jam created by a women's conference that was ending as we entered town. Almost every one of the thousand women was in an identical outfit which created chaos for all the drivers who were there to pick up "their" women but had no idea which women were their's. (Think Where's Waldo!)
The photo below was taken as we set off this morning … we were a bit stickier and a lot dustier when we got to the Thiiri Center in Meru. The high school students with us were immediately caught up in a Girl's high school leadership conference had just ended as we arrived. Jeremy Punch (our only male) was a really big hit.
All in all it was a good day … and we made it. Only one suitcase missed the journey and only one table at lunch had their rolls taken by a Colobus monkey (Boy, are they FAST!)
We are off to church in the morning as our adventure continues and our real work here in Kenya begins. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
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