Sue M's Travels: Kenya day 37 - Heading for the Mountain

This was one of those waiting mornings - I was all packed up and checked out as arranged at 08:00. And it was raining - quite hard, so I waited in reception for a bit, then dodged from one bit of shelter to the next looking at birds and listening for cars arriving.

Nairobi city centre

Eventually Joseph appeared, with a car and driver, and we went to the city centre to find a taxi to take us to Naro Moru where we would meet Sue Best and her group.

Stance for taxis to Nanyuki and Naro Moru

We left Nairobi heading northwards and the scenery changed from plains to wooded hills. We passed an enormous pineapple farm and coffee plantations.

Pineapple plantation in the background

Getting hillier...

Coffee bushes at a tourist shop

Hill country

High and dry

Eventually we were on the rather arid plain where Sue's team had been laying water pipes and passed through Naro Moru town. The Blue Line Hotel is down a side road which is under construction and which leads to the Naro Moru route up Mount Kenya, which was hidden in clouds this afternoon...

I got a chance to stretch my legs after the journey - a walk with Sue and the team to Tigithi School where they will be helping to dig the foundations for a new classroom. Several rooms have been built by volunteers on previous projects, commemorated by plaques on the walls. We crossed a very pretty little river on the way; it's not to be used for irrigation because it supplies water to towns further down.