Now that we are over the culture shock, and know the places around our home quite well it is time to explore other parts of Kenya. Jaakko's boy scouts were going for a weekend camp out at Crater Lake near Lake Naivasha and we decided to join them for a day to have a chance to go for a hike.
A fault line splits Kenya into two separating eastern and western parts of the country from one another. This is called Rift Valley, and it is part of the Great Rift Valley. The Great Rift Valley is continuous geographic trench, approximately 6,000 kilometres (3,700 mi) in length, that runs from northern Syria in Southwest Asia to central Mozambique. In some places in Kenya Rift Valley is up to 100 km wide, while it reaches its narrowest point just north of Nairobi at 45 km wide. Just when we though we escaped earthquakes and volcano's of the Pacific Northwest, we find Rift Valley is home to thirty active and semi-active volcanoes and countless hot springs along its length.
Crater Lake is right next to Lake Naivasha, some 110km from our home. The trip there was nice, except for the traffic. The road was in good condition, and seeing the Rift Valley from high up as we descended on escarpment was truly magnificent. Too bad really slow trucks everywhere resulted in constant overtaking and Matatu's and buses driving all over the road.
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| Eland's and Zebra's in the background |
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| Giraffe family, and we got really close |
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| Taru watching buffalo's |
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| Jaakko and cactus tree |
Crater Lake is a small lake in an old volcanic crater, like the name suggests, and it was possible to hike around. The views from the cliffs around it were breathtaking, and we saw a lot of animals. In addition to multiple birds, we saw a hippo, giraffes, zebras, antilopes, elands, warthogs, buffalos, monkeys and dikdiks. The boy scouts had asked one of the local guides to escort us, and he was really knowledgeable in plants and animals. We learned a lot.
On the way back we stopped on the shore of Lake Naivasha and saw millions of Flamingos. Lake Naivasha is famous for them, and for a reason. The lake is huge, but it looked pretty pink.
It was a great hike, and we'll definitely go to other places soon. There so much to see, if only the traffic was a little better...
A fault line splits Kenya into two separating eastern and western parts of the country from one another. This is called Rift Valley, and it is part of the Great Rift Valley. The Great Rift Valley is continuous geographic trench, approximately 6,000 kilometres (3,700 mi) in length, that runs from northern Syria in Southwest Asia to central Mozambique. In some places in Kenya Rift Valley is up to 100 km wide, while it reaches its narrowest point just north of Nairobi at 45 km wide. Just when we though we escaped earthquakes and volcano's of the Pacific Northwest, we find Rift Valley is home to thirty active and semi-active volcanoes and countless hot springs along its length.
Crater Lake is right next to Lake Naivasha, some 110km from our home. The trip there was nice, except for the traffic. The road was in good condition, and seeing the Rift Valley from high up as we descended on escarpment was truly magnificent. Too bad really slow trucks everywhere resulted in constant overtaking and Matatu's and buses driving all over the road.
On the way back we stopped on the shore of Lake Naivasha and saw millions of Flamingos. Lake Naivasha is famous for them, and for a reason. The lake is huge, but it looked pretty pink.
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