Choo choo
Friday, February 05, 2010
I'm in the middle of a four day reunion with a group of poet friends. One of them is a train fan, so I'm giving her these two books. The blue book is a textbook of sorts called "A Real Book" about trains. The other is the story of building the railway from Mombasa to Lake Victoria. I've ridden the Nairobi to Mombasa stretch many times. It's an overnight trip. You start in Nairobi, high elevation, no humidity, just before dark and wake up in the morning to heat, moist air, mango trees and a hint of salt and ocean breezes (if you're lucky) and end up in Mombasa just in time for a late breakfast.
|