Travel fun!

Since I've got internet access again so soon, I thought I'd tell you about some more fun methods of travel in Kenya. I wanted to tell you about the fun that is a tuk-tuk. (for a photo, see this link)

Tuk-tuks are a hybrid of a motorcycle and a car, what amounts to little 3-wheeled carnival rides! They're bumpy, dusty, and the drivers are slightly crazy, which makes for the kind of ride that people in the States wait in line for hours in order to experience.

One day, several of us shoved ourselves in the back of a tuk-tuk to get to our technical session. As we were hurtling downhill on a dirt road, we found ourselves speeding towards this huge tractor pulling a load of bricks. In between us and the tractor, a dog was just kind of trotting along...

One of the other trainees, Brian leans over to me and shouts above the noise of the engine, "Let's see how this one plays out!" At the last minute, the dog jumps off the road, and the tuk-tuk and tractor narrowly miss each other. Makes for an exciting commute!

So that's just one of the little daily thrills that make living in Kenya interesting, to say the least!

Well, the post office is about to close, so I'd better get offline before I'm locked inside for the weekend!