I see that it's been a week since our last post, and thing have indeed been quite busy here in Nairobi. At work I've been heading up an intensive experiment involving hours and hours at the microscope each day. In fact, I haven't really had a day off for quite some time until just recently. Now that the experiment is pretty much finished up I've been enjoying some relaxation around the house doing some reading, fixing up the car, and preparing for the arrival of Jenn & Paul (my sister and her fiancé). Jenn & Paul have been working in Cape Town, South Africa for a few months and have just finished a 3 week safari though Namibia and Botswana. They will be with us for 2 weeks and then heading to the Seychelles, and then to Uganda before they return to Canada.
The rains seem to have finally ceased here in Nairobi, and we have been enjoying the sunshine and 25 C weather that recent days have afforded us. Last Friday was the big ILRI Christmas party which was a great experience. Several tents were set up on one of the main areas here on campus, there was live music, lots of food, drinks, and good fun. Senior management played the women of ILRI in an exhibition game of soccer (with the women winning of course), and there was even a tug of war. Things here on campus now are quite quite as most people have gone on Christmas leave.
Jenn & Paul arrived today, and this week we are planning a return to the Aberdares! We wanted to show them something quite different than what they saw in Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa. We figured the Aberdares would be perfect, and plus now we are experts in the terrain!
We should have some pictures soon from the next couple of days soon. We depart for the Aberdares on Thursday and return on Saturday. Then we will be here for Christmas, and will then depart for Tanzania on the 27th. We will be at the foothills of Kilimanjaro for 2 days, and then will return back to Nairobi for the 29th.
The rains seem to have finally ceased here in Nairobi, and we have been enjoying the sunshine and 25 C weather that recent days have afforded us. Last Friday was the big ILRI Christmas party which was a great experience. Several tents were set up on one of the main areas here on campus, there was live music, lots of food, drinks, and good fun. Senior management played the women of ILRI in an exhibition game of soccer (with the women winning of course), and there was even a tug of war. Things here on campus now are quite quite as most people have gone on Christmas leave.
Jenn & Paul arrived today, and this week we are planning a return to the Aberdares! We wanted to show them something quite different than what they saw in Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa. We figured the Aberdares would be perfect, and plus now we are experts in the terrain!
We should have some pictures soon from the next couple of days soon. We depart for the Aberdares on Thursday and return on Saturday. Then we will be here for Christmas, and will then depart for Tanzania on the 27th. We will be at the foothills of Kilimanjaro for 2 days, and then will return back to Nairobi for the 29th.
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