Eldama Ravine

In March, we took a 5 night long weekend and went to Eldama Ravine. It's a town where a missionary family was given a piece of land which they turned into a farm. They also built cabins for missionaries to 'get away'. The cabins are very rustic, and creaky. The water is warmed by a wood burning stove system in the family room area. Power is on most of the time and they have a back up generator. We bring all our own food. Friends ask us what there is to do there and we reply "absolutely nothing". It's quiet and peaceful. We brought the kids bikes and they have an outside play area with a fort, slides, and swings. We take walks to the farm and check on the baby chicks. It meets our need to get out of Nairobi on a tight budget.

I made a special raspberry, cream cheese coffee cake which we devoured our first morning for breakfast.

Chloe at 2 1/2 years old. The kids got robes from the used clothes market. They enjoyed wearing them on the cold mornings.


Seth is 3 1/2 years old, he seems to be outgrowing his excema.

Levi is 5 1/2 years old.


Caleb at 7 1/2 years. He's lost two teeth.


The kids all fit in the tub. Everynight, Ryan built a fire in the wood burning water heater to heat water for baths, and it warmed up the cabin nicely. It got quite cold at night.


Chloe and Seth by the cow pasture, we saw a new born calf.


Ryan and Seth doing the dishes.


We ate lunch on the front porch every day.


Chloe napping in the tent. We could hear her snoring.


Ryan tented in front of the cabin, one night with each boy. Chloe took a nap one afternoon with daddy.


The boys and a packed to the gills van.