As we travelled further and further along the road, there were less and less towns and villages. We started getting a sense of rural life in this part of Kenya. It's very hot, very dry, and there's not much arable land for farming, Canadian-style. But.....we never seemed to be on a stretch of road without any people. even in the most remote spots, we would come upon someone on the side of the road or walking across the "bush".


Most of the time, we encountered herds of cattle or goats with a young boy herding them along. Here's a shot of one small herd that was crossing the road.

It was interesting to watch Tom, our driver. If I was driving up to a herd like this, I would stop and wait for them to cross. Not Tom!! He would drive right into the herd, and they would scatter in front of him. I thought the tribesman herding would get upset, but they never seemed to..Oh well, T.I.A.