Adventures in Kenya: Kids Day at Kiboko Bay

Too Little Children has officially pulled off its first field trip, and it was a raging success, if I may say so. On Sunday we took the kiddos to Kiboko Bay Resort, where they got to go swimming for the first time. It was quite a sight to see. Since we only have bucket showers at the house, they've never been fully submerged in water-EVER. And I just couldn't have that. I was very happy to have Liz and Karen, (two of my visiting volunteer nurse friends) here to help herd the children, who wander like cats.

(Me and Zed getting used to the water)

It was really fun to watch the kids in the water. Most of them got in the water right away, but they didn't seem to know what to do once they got there. It wasn't until some other kids got there and gave a demonstration of splashing and jumping and general horseplay, did they seem to get it. Vinicent was the most taken with the water, and spent his time perfecting the belly flop. Precious, Anne's daughter, was the one who surprised me. She absolutely loved wearing her "swimming costume" but screamed like she was being boiled alive whenever we tried to get her near the water. She ended up dancing around the pools edge, and splashing in the little outdoor shower all day instead. Whatever makes you happy, I guess ;)

(Karen teaching Eddah how to take her feet off the bottom of the pool)

(Vinicent, Daniel, Aronold and Naomy liked racing, even though Naomy always cheated with a head start :)

When teeth started chattering we took a break from the pool and went out on a boat ride. We went out in search of hippos, which live in Lake Victoria, but it was the middle of the day, so they were all sleeping. We may have seen one asleep, but we also may have watched a rock for 15 minutes.....hard to tell. It was also all their first time on a boat, so that was entertaining. We got to see the fisherman mending their nets on the shores, since a lot of fishing is done here at night.