{"id":1236,"date":"2013-12-29T05:13:47","date_gmt":"2013-12-29T05:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=1236"},"modified":"2013-12-29T05:50:26","modified_gmt":"2013-12-29T05:50:26","slug":"leaving-mivumoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=1236","title":{"rendered":"Leaving Mivumoni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before we got up, we&#8217;d heard birds squawking in the trees, and Meld spotted the green parrots.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0205.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1237\" alt=\"DSC_0205\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0205-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0205-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0205-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0205.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0210.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1238\" alt=\"DSC_0210\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0210-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0210-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0210-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0210.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lucy&#8217;s uncle brought his children Margaret and Titus to visit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0214.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1239\" alt=\"DSC_0214\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0214-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0214-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0214-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0214.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Accompanied by Agostino, Meld and I drove to John Mulwa&#8217;s home, which proved to be a long way out from the village on a very rough road. We met his grandmother, cousins and niece.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0221.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1240\" alt=\"DSC_0221\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0221-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0221-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0221-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0221.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They liked to try on my hat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02321.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1241\" alt=\"DSC_0232\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02321-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02321-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02321-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02321.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02351.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1242\" alt=\"DSC_0235\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02351-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02351-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02351-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02351.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Setting out to return to Mivumoni<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0248.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1243\" alt=\"DSC_0248\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0248-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0248-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0248-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0248.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>John&#8217;s neighbours are building a house by the road.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0256.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1244\" alt=\"DSC_0256\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0256-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0256-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0256-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0256.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back at Lucy&#8217;s we sat and chatted<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0259.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1245\" alt=\"DSC_0259\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0259-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0259-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0259-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0259.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02601.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1246\" alt=\"DSC_0260\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02601-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02601-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02601-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02601.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02622.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1247\" alt=\"DSC_0262\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02622-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02622-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02622-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02622.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After lunch, with the car loaded, we waited for Mike to return from work so that we could get some group photos (although Japhet was out with the cattle)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02741.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1248\" alt=\"DSC_0274\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02741-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02741-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02741-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02741-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02741.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02801.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1249\" alt=\"DSC_0280\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02801-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02801-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02801-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02801.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And so we set off, heavily laden. The blue water lilies near Milalani were stunning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02851.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1250\" alt=\"DSC_0285\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02851-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02851-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02851-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_02851.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The journey proved quite easy, apart from Mombasa traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Back home we had a few challenges &#8211; the gas ran out so we had to move to the charcoal jiko, and big debates with the owner of the car who wants the car back and said &#8220;come to the office tomorrow for your money for the tyre and fine&#8221; to which he got a resounding &#8220;you don&#8217;t get your car until we see the money&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before we got up, we&#8217;d heard birds squawking in the trees, and Meld spotted the green parrots. Lucy&#8217;s uncle brought his children Margaret and Titus to visit. Accompanied by Agostino, Meld and I drove to John Mulwa&#8217;s home, which proved to be a long way out from the village on a very rough road. We&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=1236\">Continue Reading Leaving Mivumoni<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","radius"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43dbc-jW","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1236"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1252,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236\/revisions\/1252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}