We are here in Kijabe. The flight here was long, but not bad. 10 hours from Seattle to Amsterdam , a 2 hour layover then 8 hour flight to Nairobi. Customs was almost non existent, including agent asked “did you give me the $50?”.
committee – one cochroach was not too disturbing.
Nadia had single room without bath or toilet. Mom and I had a suite consisting of one bedroom with bunkbeds and second bedroom with double bed, toilet, sink and shower. Shower took at least 10 minutes to get lukewarm, but at least was clean. After little sleep, attempted jog around and around the grounds and simple breakfast we left for Kijabe.
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| Main guesthouse |
Nadia had single room without bath or toilet. Mom and I had a suite consisting of one bedroom with bunkbeds and second bedroom with double bed, toilet, sink and shower. Shower took at least 10 minutes to get lukewarm, but at least was clean. After little sleep, attempted jog around and around the grounds and simple breakfast we left for Kijabe.
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| Mennonite guest house |
We grocery shopped in Nairobi attempting to buy a months supply of items not available in Kijabe. Don’t know if we succeeded but we left laden with various items from the grocery story, market (fruits and veggies were plentiful, inexpensive and fresh) and butcher (also surprisingly inexpensive). Unlike what we had been told, pretty much anything we wanted (except TAB) is available in the Nairobi grocery store including all kinds of cheeses, good bread, meat, pb, honey, jam, spices of all kinds (and vanilla), beans, salad dressing, vinegar, etc, etc.
Drive to Kijabe was mostly along relatively smooth freeway. Roadside attractions of markets, drying skins, donkeys pulling carts, many people walking along carrying various loads. Maniac drivers pretty much avoided hitting each other. Last half mile was down deeply pothole, barely paved, narrow road to the hospital and grounds.
Sign for warning on Kijabe road. No need for sign, it is IMPOSSIBLE to drive fast!
Hornbill house – our home away from home – is a pleasant duplex with pretty front yard and partial view of rift valley. Living, dining, kitchen, bath and bedroom on first floor. 2 additional bedrooms and upper floor. It has a washer but no dryer – clothesline is in front yard. Kitchen is well stocked with dishes.
First night we dined with the Barnes (Asa aka Ace is a semi retired pathologist who spends 3 months a year at Kijabe - he was relieved to have us arrive to give him a break!
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| Sunset taken from Pathology House deck (our view is almost the same but obscured a little) |
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