Big Stanley and Little Stanley's Marigat Adventure

Here we are with our tickets to get into the park. 

A little introduction to those who don't know but George and Spike (as Aunt Mary would say) sent us over here to visit with Jennifer in Kenya for awhile.  She promised to take us on lots of adventures and we were excited to see the rest of the world, or at least her portion of it.  Marigat was our second adventure with Jennifer and we made sure she took lots of pictures so we could share with George and Spike.  Jennifer promised that she would help us post pictures of climbing Kilimanjaro soon but in the meantime she is helping us write about last weekend.

A little too close to the water

Last weekend we packed up and headed to Marigat with Josh and Jennifer.  They were going mainly to check on Josh's project site and they also thought they may get to see some of the sites as well.  The first day we decided to stay at the hotel while Josh and Jennifer went to visit his research site.  It was a very bumpy ride up to Marigat and we were tired from the journey.  The next day we got up early and took a taxi to the Lake Bogoria National Park.  Lake Bogoria is a sulfur lake that is not home to many fish but a lot of flamingos.  There are also many steam vents around the park where you can boil eggs for fun.  We made Jennifer take lots of pictures of us and even got into a little trouble when we went too close to the water.

Us with the flamingos

That afternoon we went with Josh and Jennifer to Josh's field site.  He had to check in on the carpenter and make sure all the repairs were completed.  We wanted to help with the work but got stuck on the ladder.  Little Stanley was too small to climb the rungs! 

Helping at Josh's field site

The next day we traveled with them to Lake Baringo but decided to not go out on the lake with them.  Our jet packs were running low on fuel and we were not sure they would work in case we fell into the lake.  We couldn't get wet!  After the boat ride, Josh and Jennifer went to the reptile park next to it.  Again we decided maybe it was better to stay in the car.  Little Stanley was afraid of the large snakes! 

"I was not!"

Anyways we decided since everything was larger than we were, it was better to not get trampled.  Those large tortoises looked like they could move fast :)

Overall we had a great time with Josh and Jennifer.  We can't wait to see George and Spike again though and are ready for our next grand adventure...flying back to the U.S.!