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12 May, Thursday Hail Henry

5/19/2011

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12 May, Thursday  Marsabit 
 
We went to bed with the wind already strong, but I wake up with such fear. Not only does it feel as if the tent is going to take off, but the car shakes so violently at times that I’m afraid it will blow over and crash on the boys’ tent right next to the car. I wake Willie up to make sure the car will not tip over. He assures me that will not happen. We try to sleep, but it is really difficult – quite ironic: during the day we got tossed and turned and during the night the wind took over from the road! Marsabit, Marsabit…?

 We wake up thick-headed and still worried about Andrej’s stomach. It is not terrible, but not good either. We are not sure whether it might be the malaria medication or a parasite or still an aftermath of his ‘food poisoning.’ He had a terrible night as well and goes back to bed at 11 am. Willie makes the wise decision to rest another day. That will give Andrej and us more time to recover and get ready for the next rock-and-roll ride.

 Hugo and Willie turn the shelter into Marsabit movie theater when they watch a James Bond movie on the computer. I discovered popcorn which I pop in the middle of the Kenyan bush – a first for us as well! We do laundry, read about Kenya, watch birds and drive to the village to buy food supplies and fill up with diesel. 
 
Andrej feels better after his 4 hour rest and we have a pleasant evening doing nothing. The camp fills up when 6 vehicles arrive: some going to venture out over the potholes to the Kenya/Ethiopian border and others are going to visit the national park in the area. Sammie makes sure that he greets everyone and it is great to share some of our experiences and receive advice from the Kenyans who know the area and the parks well.

See Gallery for photos: Marsabit
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    "There is something about safari life that makes you forget all your sorrows and feel as if you had drunk half a bottle of champagne - bubbling over with heartfelt gratitude for being alive. One only feels really free when one can go in whatever direction one pleases over the plains, to get to the river at sundown and pitch one's camp, with the knowledge that one can fall asleep
    beneath other trees, with another view before one, the next night." -
     Karen Blixen - Out of Africa, Kenya
    'Of course as I am reading this, I know that you DO get your visas and the container DOES get released, but oh the internal struggle we face even though we should trust (as Hugo does) that God has His hands on all things and is constantly taking care of us.'


    From a Friend:
    :) Crazy to think that we are ALL made of blood, bone and water yet we speak in so many tongues that getting along together becomes a massive task within itself.

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