This morning before breakfast I decided to go for a walk around campus and managed to get Jeremy out of bed to go with me.
We didn't get far as it decided to rain. - Yes, it would seem we brought the rain with us as it has now rained most of the day. Hoping it's getting it out of its system. - Anyway, there are some beautiful flowers and wildlife on campus. We were followed by a good number of Thompson's Gazelles, who would get within a few feet of you, until you looked at them, at which point they would spook. We also saw ibis, a hawk, and a variety of beautiful songbirds.
We got back and ate breakfast and after I had grabbed a shower realized it was a good time for a quick nap. Three hours later I woke up! I guess I needed it. Jeremy came in and saw that I was napping and thought it looked like a good idea too. I had to wake him up so he wouldn't miss potluck!
Ah yes, potluck! The Versteeg house became Filipino central this afternoon and the three of us who were Americans were feeling a bit tall! Filipino food, and a mix of English, Tagalog, and Spanish were spoken as we laughed and joked. It was a bit like being back in the islands for me. Everything goes with rice! :)
After lunch, the guests headed out and those of us left decided to take a tour of campus. The property that Maxwell Academy is on also hosts the elementary school, the publishing house, the African Adventist University, and the East Central African Division (ECD). Yes, there's a lot of land since they are rather spread out. We walked out towards the gate and then up towards the ECD. Then it started raining! We were a good half hour from the house so we continued up toward the ECD headquarters and walked among the buildings under the covered walkway. I must say it is VERY cool, as the offices are built to resemble an African village. Each department having it's own little building. There are also buildings for reception, the auditorium, and the kitchen and dining hall. And then there is the "staff housing." Wow! They're big, gorgeous stone houses, with gardens and patios. There is also a similar looking building that contains flats (apartments) for the non-administration positions.
I couldn't help but wonder where the money for all of it came from. Perhaps they thought if the positions here in the ECD came with very nice accommodations they were more likely to be filled.
By the time we got done at the ECD rain hadn't let up so we decided to try to head back. We had two decent sized umbrellas for four people so we huddled and took a shortcut that took us through a rather wet field on a narrow path. - We were quite wet when we returned to the house.
I may need to pick up an item or two of warmer clothing if this cool raininess continues. I'm wearing my yoga pants and a long-sleeve shirt of Jeremy's at the moment. Glad I brought decent socks. I'm also now glad for the fleece blanket I made.
Hopefully the sun will come back out tomorrow. It sounds like it didn't rain at all out at Nakuru. Go figure. Oh, and the rain doesn't stop the birds. They sing in the rain! They even sing at night! Go to bed birds!
Oh, and another note... I found out that what I deemed the Alarm Bird this morning might have actually been a Tree Hyrax.
Sorry I haven't posted any photos yet. We have them, I just don't have them on my iPad. We're working on that.
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