Thursday and Friday: Newlyweds and Safari

Thursday began with a thrilling trip from Nyahururu (finally spelling the name correctly). We dodged potholes, ended up in a funeral procession, and heard Bernard say 100 times, "Gawlee!" as the Nissan slammed into another small crater. We had a great time with Peter, pastor from Gatunguru, traveling back home. When we finally hit the main road, Bernard decided to take a break at the Panarama Resort. After chai for Bernard and coffee for the three of us, we all enjoyed a little cake. Peter discovered "cocktail juice." He said, "I would not drink juice from a cock's (chicken's) tail." This led to an interesting explanation of "cocktail juice." This also reminded us how much we take for granted in conversation and in what people understand. At this point we discovered that Mary's car had a problem. We spent the afternoon handling this and taking the mechanic into downtown Nairobi. We stopped by the Sarit Center, Java House, for our usual supply of coffee. At night, we had a great time with Robert and Lucy, newlyweds. They are so happy. I have never seen someone so excited and happy to be married. We watched the wedding video and went through the picture album. We caught Robert up on what everyone who had ever been on a Teleios Kenya team was doing. Lucy prepared a delicious meal of lentils (our favorite), cabbage, and chapati. We topped it off with fresh mango. Friday proved to be another fun-filled adventure as we headed to Sweetwaters for family time with Bernard, Mary, Shirley, and Carol. The journey proved to be interesting with one flat tire. Then, the second tire exploded sending shock waves through those sleeping in the van. We had a quick afternoon and evening drive at Sweetwaters. The pictures of the elephants was really close. A little too close for Carol especially when the elephant family grew tired of us and started moving. The other photo is a tree of baboons who have settled in for the night. So have we.