Gilgil - a friendly, quiet place

Phylis

I left Nairobi (also called Nairobbery due to all the robberies and muggings in town) without any further problems.
Usually no one visits Gilgil in between Naivasha and Nakuru, but I did a brief stop here. When travelling to Kenya by plane, I met a German living in Gilgil with his wife, step daughter and granddaughter. He invited me to visit them on the way. I gave them a call from Nairobi and went there the next day. There is not so much to see in terms of tourist attractions. It is staying with a local family, getting to know their way of life. I was sharing a room with daughter and granddaughter, so it is 24 hours African life around.

Granddaughter

One day, we went by motorbike taxi to the farm of relatives. It was very nice to see the landscape. The area is very hilly and there are fields of maize and crops everywhere. They also grow potatoes. The house was very nice and had electricity because of solar panels on the roof.
Back to Gilgil we went by matatu, shared taxi. Usually, they hold 14 passengers on 14 seats, there were about 25 people. According to a passenger on another ride, children under the age of 12 are not counted, chicken and other animals for sure, also not. Also, big luggage like sacks of potatoes is not counted, but was on board….

Phylis mum

One day, we went to lake Elementeita, a salt lake, which has got many flamingos, who like this salty water. It was a surrealistic sight, white salt, blueish water and rose flamingos.
A beautiful day!