The first week of May

May 1 2015 - The Nairobi National Museum - bones and more!

Did you see the traffic coming in?

Much of what we know about early persons is contained right here in this museum. That's awe-inspiring stuff. Turkana Boy or now called, Nariokotome Boy from the  Pleistocene was discovered in 1984 by a member of Richard Leakey's team. It is the earliest most complete a skeleton on the planet. The museum is full of other examples of early specimens and the accompanying story of evolution (or creation). Not going one way or the other on this but if a creationist you may wanna check this out. (Just saying)




Turcana Boy: Note that Justin Timberlake has the same hair style.

The balance of the museum is a bit tired but given all the challenges facing this community understandably the museum is not on the top of the list. Also contained on the property is a reptile exhibit nicknamed "no sleep for you!" Check out this sexy little reef knot of death and paralysis.

Whats there to talk about? - you guys are way too stoned.


 Always a fan of sculpture, I immediately loved the pieces dotting a botanical garden that surrounds the Museum. The style, artistic interpretation and sense of proportion are attractive and interesting. One of these sculptures is thin tall and rather stiff looking while the others are made out of cement :) The collection of floral and fauna is fantastic reminding me of a previous trip the Amazon. I was unable to get a good picture of these bees that look like small birds. To be honest that creeped me out almost as much as the snakes. Bees carrying off small children......

The work week was great. Pictured below is Jacob overseeing the reception of a 40ft container of refrigerated medical supplies. This container would have left Rotterdam and landed in India then headed over to Mombassa about a 6 hour drive east of is on the coast. From here, we'll take it to the airport and fly in loads to Lockichoggio in the north of Kenya... over the border to Juba and then finally to the projects in South Sudan



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Mmmmmmm nuuuumy Fresh Mango.

Thanks for reading about my adventures!