Kitale, Kenya
From our hotel veranda we can see Mt. Elgon, which used to be the highest mountain in Africa until its top blew off. It sits on the border of Uganda, only 40 km away. This morning we head one hour north to the Kongelai Escarpment making our way to birding spots along a windy, red clay road full of deep potholes. Creeping along maybe 5 mph, passed by trucks carrying sand and motorbikes loaded with goods and people (3 people and a goat straddling one), eventually w...