I felt a tapping on my shoulder. "Wake up Mason, I have a big day planned for you and your family." I groaned, and got out of bed. I asked in a drowsy voice what time it was, and the answer was seven in the morning. Ugh. I don't do well on only seven hours of sleep. I asked where we were going today. "You'll have to wait and see" said Maruge. He said it was a four-hour drive, so we had to eat up fast and hail a bus to take us there. Maruge heated up some of last nights dinner for my family, and then we rented a car and we were off. I later pried out of Maruge that we were going to Lake Baringo National Park, and he told me all about the flora and fauna that we were going to see there.
I asked him if he had been there before, and I was told a story about how, for once in his life, he had a few minutes to access the internet, and someone had left up a page about this national park not far from him. So he read down the page, and he was intrigued by how many birds there were. The next day, he was notified that we were coming to visit him, so he decided to take us there.
The second we arrived, we were greeted by a Cape Petrel, which was one of the most beautiful birds I have ever seen. There are only 75 species of Petrels in the world, so I felt very honored to get to see this beautiful bird.
The rest of the day was mostly the same; we saw tons of different plants and animals, and overall it was one of the best national parks I had ever been to. I made a snap decision to drive to the nearest hotel and stay the night there with Maruge.
When we woke up in the morning, we had a leisurely breakfast at the hotels breakfast buffet, and then we headed off for the long drive home. After a quick stop back at Maruge's house, we headed off to the school. I asked Maruge why we were going to the school if half the day was already over. "We are scheduled to give a presentation to the little ones about our trip," was his reply.
The presentation was great! We had taken lots of pictures and all of the kids oohed and aahed over all of the beautiful scenery and the amazing hiking trails.
I was then invited to teach a math lesson to the kids, and then the day was over. We had yet another amazing dinner, and we then spent the remainder of the night playing travel games such as Hangman and "I'm thinking of..." We went to bed early that night to make sure we were rested for the next day.
I asked him if he had been there before, and I was told a story about how, for once in his life, he had a few minutes to access the internet, and someone had left up a page about this national park not far from him. So he read down the page, and he was intrigued by how many birds there were. The next day, he was notified that we were coming to visit him, so he decided to take us there.
The second we arrived, we were greeted by a Cape Petrel, which was one of the most beautiful birds I have ever seen. There are only 75 species of Petrels in the world, so I felt very honored to get to see this beautiful bird.
The rest of the day was mostly the same; we saw tons of different plants and animals, and overall it was one of the best national parks I had ever been to. I made a snap decision to drive to the nearest hotel and stay the night there with Maruge.
When we woke up in the morning, we had a leisurely breakfast at the hotels breakfast buffet, and then we headed off for the long drive home. After a quick stop back at Maruge's house, we headed off to the school. I asked Maruge why we were going to the school if half the day was already over. "We are scheduled to give a presentation to the little ones about our trip," was his reply.
The presentation was great! We had taken lots of pictures and all of the kids oohed and aahed over all of the beautiful scenery and the amazing hiking trails.
I was then invited to teach a math lesson to the kids, and then the day was over. We had yet another amazing dinner, and we then spent the remainder of the night playing travel games such as Hangman and "I'm thinking of..." We went to bed early that night to make sure we were rested for the next day.
1 comment:
Great blog! I really liked how you put all the description like about maruge waking you up. I also liked how you went to that lake.
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