Moving on toward the Rift Valley

We left Mt. Kenya Lodge early this morning on our way to Lake Nakuru.  This is the area where all the flamingoes are.....usually.  However, this year with the extremely high rains and subsequent flooding, the flamingoes have dwindled significantly.  The lake is so diluted that the algae that makes them pink has not been prolific, so they have moved to other lakes.  

The ride over to this area had its usual bumps and grinds, but the scenery was amazing. We crossed through the area between Mt. Kenya and the Abedare Mountains which was somewhat infamous during the early 1900s through to the early 1930s as a decadent playground for some of the aristocratic Europeans. The book ". WHITE MISCHIEF ", along with the " Ghosts of Happy Valley " tell some of the most graphic tales. 

                                                  

 This area is on the windward side of the mountains and receives much more rain.  The agriculture here is crops such as tea, coffee and maize ( corn ).

                        

Again we shared the road with assorted vehicles, animals and people.

                              These motorcycles are the local taxies and we have seen as many as 4 people on one cycle as well as assorted animals at other times.

 This is the sparse bit of flamingoes that we saw at Lake Nakuru.

Watch the next posting for our adventures at Lake Nakuru with the lions and the white rhinos.