Introduction
The latest Woods Family adventure takes a new twist! From March 7 thru March 22, 2017, Joan and I travelled to the African country of Kenya. Our daughter Emily has been living there for nearly five years now and has been begging us to come and see this beautiful, amazing land. So we cleared out our schedules, bought some airline tickets, and away we went! Map of Kenya Kenya is in east Africa. It is about 225,000 square miles in area, or roughly the size of Utah. 47 million people live there. The capital and largest city is Nairobi. It is bordered by Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Indian Ocean. The Earth's equator runs right thru the middle. The key geographic feature is the Great African Rift Valley, a junction of two major tectonic plates. The valley features dramatic mountain scenery, many lakes, and tons of wildlife. Roadside chart of the Great Rift Valley Emily lives in the town of Naivasha, which is