Gatab - the mountain getaway!

We drove across the desert...
We drove through dust, lots and lots of dust...
Avoiding the dust.
We drove up the mountain road that is quite narrow and drops off into nothingness on the one side... just hope you don't meet any on-coming traffic!
We drove until we reached the forests of Gatab. Ah, beautiful, wonderful Gatab.
Gatab - a small village up ontop of a mountain. Just 5 hrs drive from Kalacha you can come to a place that has flowers, trees, gardens, cold and other things that we are lacking in the flat desert of Kalacha.
Ezra being super cute as always.
It is so 'cold' in Gatab that we got to enjoy a fire place! Oh how wonderful it feels to be cold enough to wear long sleaves and sit by a crackling fire and smell the smoke of the cedar wood... paradise!
There has been no rain since October. The elevation brings in a cold mist every morning that sustains the life of the forest.
Way up at the very top there was a Samburu village, it took a good half hour of hard 4x4ing to get up the very steep road (if you can call it that!) Here they have some farms, shepherd their animals and enjoy the best views around!
The crazy road up was worth it because of the amazing view that we got from the top... 7,000 or so feet above sea level.
On top of the world!
Paul and Salome were so happy to be in a forest! Their home is much MUCH more lush and green than Kalacha. Paul was ready to become nomadic and 'shift' to Gatab.
We got to visit Ponisa, who came to be a nurse at Kalacha for a few months last year... I can see why she was excited to go home to her family in Gatab, it's so beautiful up on the mountain!
Salome and Ezra outside of Ponisa's family's house. The Samburu huts are much different than the Gabra huts. The walls are made out of mud and cow dung and it is almost as strong as cement mix!
Ponisa's mom showing us her gourds that they use to milk the cows.
Ponisa's garden... FRESH VEGGIES! What a blessing!