Today we had the privilege of hiking to the rim of Mt. Longonot, a dormant volcano in the Rift Valley, which is a relatively smooth one hour ride west of Nairobi. We (my dad, Kevin, Noah and I) had intentions to walk the rim of the crater as well, which would of added only another 3 hours onto our trip. Those dreams were changed pretty much as soon as we reached the rim and realized the altitude at 2150 m above sea level actually affected us more than we thought it would. Hiking when three of the four people have dull headaches isn't so fun. We did stay at the top for a while and gawked at the magnificent view of the valley and Lake Naivasha. Luckily, the cape buffalo we saw from the top didn't encounter us on the way back.

We only have two days left here and we are enjoying relaxing on the guest house property. Our kids have found a gaggle of kids also staying here which keeps them occupied most of the day. The neighbors have some chickens, geese and rabbits, and the gardener has also helped entertain the kids when he butchers these animals. Mollie takes it surprisingly well... a farmer in the making?

I hope this week has been as peaceful for you as it has been for us.