The joys of transportation

Folks, with limited email access, it appears that you'll get blog posts in spurts.

When in developing countries, getting there is half the fun.

I have never been a big fan of organized tours -- in my opinion, the best and weirdest things happen on the way. Not much happens on an air conditioned bus with comfy seats and a movie.

So, a few of my favorite things to happen en route so far.

• An old lady with no fingers sat on my lap and ate grilled corn on the cob
  
• We had a 2 hour journey by "boda-boda" as we left Kakamega Forest-- guys with bicycles with a seat on the back through tea plantations. The trip was supposed to be "20 minutes" and Dan and I had to walk a lot of the way uphill.
  
• A Matatu -- mini bus/other vehicle crammed with people. Matatus are the reincarnation of cars that should be dead --- and we were in one that got stuck in some serious mud...Dan got to push.
• From Iten we had a Matatu journey that we both thought would end in death. We reached speeds i didn't think possible. The whole thing felt like a roller coaster. Plus an old guy with stretched out Masai earlobes elbowed me in the ribs the whole time.
• See dan's story about running out of gas yesterday.