Nyama Choma

That is the swahili word for grilled meat, or even a barbeque, and we went on Saturday with the fourth year geography students for a nyama choma.  We had boiled lamb/sheep and ugalli.  We went to the Nandi Escarpement, where there was a beautiful waterfall and a deep cave, as you will see from the pictures.  The cave was particularly interesting to me, just to imagine that hominids may have been in that cave hundreds of thousands if not millions of years ago.  It really makes you think.  The day was long but great fun, and the students couldn't have been nicer.  Here are some pictures from the day.

This is a view from the escarpement where we were, into the valley below.

Another view of the valley.  Very green and beautiful.

Well, this is me, proudly wearing my NSU shirt.

This is Evan with the valley behind him.

This is Evan in the cave.  There were bats rustling around all over, a bit creepy but neat.

This is Evan at the back of the cave.  It was a very interesting place, and is WAY off the usual tourist maps.

This is a common sight in Kenya, kind of what a traditional farm would look like in the highlands.

Another view of a traditional farm in Kenya.

Evan in front of the smaller part of the falls.  The bigger part didn't come out like I had hoped.

Slaughtering a sheep.  Nuff said.

You know the meat was fresh, since the poor sheep was right there....

Cooking ugalli.

This is most of the group at the base of the waterfall.

Evan posing with one of the most fun girls in the class.

Most of the group at a viewing platform overlooking the valley.  It was a great day, and they really made us feel welcome.