Wednesday’s To Do List: Cross the Equator ~check, Forge the Nile ~check
Two for one: cross the equator and the nile in one day! Can we go now? Better than a Day Job Down Below: the Nile River! Today is was time for me to pack up and leave Kisumu for Uganda’s capital, Kampala and the trip was an adventure, starting with…
Read MoreMarket Day in Kisumu
Homemade charcoal is cheap in the Kisumu market Boda Boda’s Rock! And she’ll wheel & deal Any style, Any Color Today is Market Day in Kisumu, where everyone from miles around heads to the Kisumu weekend market, Kenya’s answer to Wal-Mart SuperCenters. It is also yet another chance to enjoy…
Read MoreHumping Up Mount Homa
Mt. Homa is a bitch to climb! Chilling, pre-hike Sweaty & Victorious May I introduce Homa Bay! Here in Kisumu, I am staying with my good friend from DC, Sabeans, and her husband Mark, who is an Army doctor studying malaria, and today we decided that lounging around in their…
Read MoreBetting on Saffron at Ngong
I put my 50 bob on Saffron to win! May his luck hold Come on Saffron!!! The day didn’t start out all that promising, when I paid 700 Ks ($10) for a taxi ride to the racecourse four hours too early, but that all changed after lunch. With a full…
Read MoreThat’s Why They Call It Nairobbery!
Watch your back in Nairobbery I worry with that look she gets taken too and so did they Nairobi has a well-deserved reputation as a den of thieves and con artists, and until today, I’ve been quite immune to their attacks. I always walk forcefully and quickly, and even if…
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