Across the Equator and into the Great Rift Valley
We left Samburu after an early breakfast knowing that we had a long day of driving ahead of us. We did take advantage on our drive out to stop for some more animal encounters, and luckily the roads around this part of Kenya have really improved over the last couple of years. I wanted to break up the drive a bit so I had planned some fun and educational stops along the way. Our first stop was at the equator. We crossed from the Northern hemisphere to the Southern hemisphere in a town called Nanyuki. If you are wondering what the light blue water pitcher is doing in the picture above then you are about to find out, just like the group. A local gentleman came over to the group and offered to do a little demonstration. He asked if we had heard about the toilets flushing in different directions once you cross the equator. He told us to watch closely as we walked from one side of the equator to the other. He pored water into a small bowl with a tiny hole in the bottom. ...