Snakes!
Trip Start
Aug 16, 2006
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Trip End
Sep 08, 2006
Kakamega, Kenya
Friday, August 25, 2006
for group member Mark as he goes to to see the doctor since he's been
feeling ill. The nurse and doctor in our group are skeptical of the
facilities that he will encounter.
I left off on Tuesday stating that Wednesday morning was to be a 5:30 a.m. start, so I will begin there... (See previous entries).
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We have arrived at Kakamega Forest camp where we are staying in Bandas which are traditional African huts. The unfortunate part is that the toilets are longdrops
(holes in the floor/ground). This is pretty standard around here but
difficult to get used to. However, some people including Dad and myself
have got rooms in a cabin on stilts (there were not enough bandas for everyone) and these have a flush toilet washroom attached. The rooms are not as nice as the bandas but it's nice to have a toilet. It's funny what becomes a luxury here.
We
went for a walk in the forest this evening and I came across a SNAKE. I
was of course the only one who saw it so I don't know if it was
poisonous...but there are only about three types of snakes that are not
poisonous in Kenya so it likely was.
We had a nice supper and
everyone is to bed fairly early. When there are no lights around it's
amazing how quickly you become sleepy.
