A rare weekend in Kandara after weeks of travel. Chai with the Orphanage staff and then the day started well - whilst prepping breakfast the gas ran out so off to get that! Gas prices have been a victim of inflation so there goes 50% of my weeks budget and my resolution to try and live within my allowance in January (no managed yet since getting here!!). Hand washing (again!!) then into Thika to pick up a parcel that my Parents posted 29 Nov with xmas decorations etc in it!! Met James the Motor Mechanics Instructor for coffee and then back to Kandara for a siesta in the heat of the afternoon (sorry to all those freezing in the UK J) Then an evening stroll in Kandara as the sun set over the banana trees etc. I love this place.
Sunday Chai with the team again and then breakfast back at home. Later in the morning I decided to finally be brave and go trekking on my own. Up to now I have stayed to popular routes that I know. There is a track that goes off just near the entrance of the orphanage so I decided to see where it went. I set myself 1.5 hours and then I would turn back but I was hoping for a circular route that would end up close to Jane the cooks place (near Kabati) so I could catch up with the kids there and see the pictures they had drawn with the crayons etc I had given them as part of their Christmas presents.
I followed the track up a valley heading further from Kandara and not quite going in the direction of Kabati. I tried to spot a track crossing the valley but there were only small trails that seemed to go to people’s houses or through farms. However everyone I met was so friendly and helpful it was great. Most even escorted me to ensure I made the right turns etc. A leisurely afternoon in the shade chatting to Jane’s Brother and having lunch and then home for a late Siesta.
Evening spend playing with balloons (from my parents parcel) with the kids at the orphanage. It is great how such simple things can give such happiness (until they burst then a few tears L ) but all good.
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