Christmas Guest Entry 1

Dear readers of Edd and Jo's Blog,

Christmas greetings from Kenya!  I have the honour of being the first guest entry in the blog and will try to do this justice....

I am pleased to say that Edd and Jo have been looking after me very well in Kenya.  Right from my arrival, everything has run smoothly thanks to their network of friendly contacts.  I quickly located their faces amongst a sea of black people and got a warm welcome from their driver.  Like all of Edd and Jo's Kenyan friends, he greeted me with a big smile and 'welcome' (imagine this in a Kenyan accent and pronounced 'karibu'!). 

Edd and Jo do not have it badly in Kenya....  They are settled in the lovely grounds of the Lutheran Heritage Foundation - with a large garden of flowers of every colour.   The climate in Karen is cooler than in Nairobi, and its obvious why the British chose this as their base.   We have had blue skies and sunshine most days. 

It is lovely to see Edd and Jo so well established in their short time here. The American-Finnish family who live in the grounds and work for LHF obviously appreciate having Edd and Jo around - from the 5 cute kids who seem to view them as their favourite play-horses; to James the pastor, who frequently comes over to discuss business with Edd.   I have also enjoyed meeting Carine, our Congolese friend, who also stays in the guest house with us and enjoys eating our Christmas cooking - yes, Jo made us delicious German Christmas biscuits yesterday and we're having a roast dinner tonight with mulled wine with youtube carols in the background. 

Over the time I have been here, we have had a lovely time chillaxing by Lake Baringo and around Karen.   I think that there has been another blog entry on this, but suffice to say it was great!   We stayed in a wonderfully luxurious hotel with a view over the sparkling Lake Baringo; we drove through spectacular scenary in the Rift Valley passing the equator, roadside commerce and many animals (giraffe, zebra etc) even by the road side; and have met many friendly Kenyans. 

So I am leaving tonight, back to the snow in the UK...   I would like to thank Edd and Jo for treating me so well and giving me a lovely time.  A visit here is recommended!