Day 3

We started our day with the early wake up at 8.00 a clock. Birds were singing and the roosters were "roosting". Then we ate some brakefast, packed our bags. After delicious food we threw our bags top of the bus and started our road trip towards Taita Hills.

We had our first stop at the local mall, where we bought some snacks for a few days. Then we went to the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. Due to the wild traffic leaving the city took a little longer than we had expected. The highway was in a pretty decent condition, though road was quite narrow and seemed rather dangerous.
We stopped at a souvenir market, where the locals were trying to sell some hand carved sculptures. They were extremely eager and dedicated to their work. After a hard bargain they managed to convince almost everyone of us to buy their products. After that we continued our journey. The temperature in the bus was incredibly high due to the lack of ventilation systems. Therefore we had to drink alot to keep ourselves hydrated.

The views were absolutely breathtaking, we got to see various kinds of landscapes, like savannah.  As we traveled the temperature rose, this was possible since we traveled down from a high altitude. The views became even more beautiful as we traveled. After several hours of travelling we finally arrived to the University of Helsinki’s research center in Taita Hills. The staff at the center were very happy to guide us around.

After settling down we had maybe the best meal we had had so far. Some of us also used to opportunity to go to sauna, though while warming it the glass of the hatch broke and so we had kind of a smoky experience.