Kweisos



A hay field in Kenya?!

About two weeks ago (yes I know I am a little behind) Josh and I went up to Kweisos Guest House near Kericho with a few friends.  Its this small house that you can rent out on a large sugar cane plantation.  They have amazing cooks who can do just about anything with the groceries you bring.  While you are there you can swim, hike, fish and ride horses.  We took advantage of all of this plus took some time to relax and enjoy the four day weekend. 

Check out that catch!

Kweisos is only an hour and a half out of Kisumu so after we arrived and got settled in we took a short walk around the area.  I was shocked how much the area looked like a US farm.  There was a stock yard and hay fields two things that I have never seen around Kenya.  After exploring the farm a bit we relaxed at the house the rest of the night making plans for the next few days.





Ben plays a little guitar

Relaxing on the porch

The next day we got up fairly early and headed out to a few ponds in the area.  Ben had brought his fishing poles and was itching to finally try them out. With no luck at the first spot we headed to a beautiful, secluded pond next to a pasture.  Here we caught a ton of small talapia.  Our guides insisted that we keep a few and we picked the five largest to take home for dinner.  The rest of the day was spent relaxing by the pool and enjoying the beautiful scenery. 

Our small fishing pond

On our last day we arranged to do a little horseback riding.  I was a little nervous at first never riding a horse before but ended up having a very enjoyable ride.  Poor Josh was stuck with my initial horse who had two speeds: slow and trotting.  Overall it was a lot of fun and we got to see a lot more of the farm.  The horses enjoyed munching on the sugar cane as we passed alongside the fields. 

Trying my hand at macro photography

Kweisos was a great way to get away and relax.  It is definitely a place where you can stay active if you want or just be lazy by the pool.  I hope we're able to head up that way again.  I'd love to try out the horseback riding again!