The humble city of Kisumu!

Peter drove us from Nairobi to Kisumu today! During the nine hour drive, we were able to get a glimpse of the different landscapes in Kenya. There were small towns with huge crowds and many shops and roadside vendors. After we passed through the towns, there were tea, sugarcane, and maize farms that stretched across the landscape for miles. We traversed through rugged mountains (2400 m above sea level) which were blanketed with fog. Unfortunately, this fog covered up the Great Rift, so we'll have to visit it on the way back. We did, however, spot several herds of impalas and zeals of zebras! For food, we stopped at Taidy's, a small but scrumptious restaurant along the highway.

When the journey finally ended, we had driven over 400 km (which included getting lost twice) through bumpy, muddy roads with road diversions, police checkpoints, and potholes, while dodging matatus and bodaboda. As the sun set, we checked into our hotel in Kisumu.

Tomorrow, we will be going into the Kolunje and meeting with Peter Oduor from ECODS. I'm really excited to finally see the village and meet the people with whom we are working!

Since we're having some trouble uploading many pictures straight onto the blog, we'll be using Picasa. Here's the pictures of our trip.