Up the Coast

Trip Start Jan 10, 2006

Trip End Jun 02, 2006

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Flag of Kenya Kilifi, Kenya
Monday, April 10, 2006

I got in touch with Margaret Ikiara (ikiaramus@yahoo.com), who Frank was studying with in England after he left Afrika. This Kenyan woman works for SACDEP (Sustainable Agriculture Community Developement Program), and she was excited to meet me to see what I could offer in the way of training small farmers in permaculture. She said to come to Kilifi town on the coastal highway.

I hadn't been able to reach my original Kenyan contact at Kwetu Training Center (www.kwetu.org), but Margaret had been in touch with them before I arrived. They wanted me to come in May so that they could organize a full course, but I was already on my way to them when they sent the message.

I eventually found Margaret in Kilifi after a dip in the ocean. Her work is consistent with the other projects I've been dealing with throughout the trip. We have plenty of farmers to visit while I'm here.

The coast here is hot, hot, hot and humid. I can't stop sweating. It is supposed to be raining every day, but there hasn't been any since friday. Few people have water to spare.

Margaret let me stay in her home, where we're using the backup water tank.