Crescent Island

We had such a wonderful time over midterm break! RVA takes a long weekend in the middle of each term for students to get to connect with their families and for the staff to REST! The pace here is 24/7, which is awesome! But snatching times to rest can be very difficult!

We went with some of our amazing friends to a house in Nakuru about an hour and a half away. There was a POOL!!!! It was SUCH a treat for our kids to swim! The water was way too cold for this mama to get in (May-August is our coldest time here! So we were still coming off of that...), but the kids swam for hours!!  I didn't snap any pics of that, but it was a huge highlight. The house itself was beautiful and so restful. The parents spent most of the time chatting on the porch while the kids ran around and explored the property.

After a day of lounging around, we packed up lunches and headed to a walking safari on Crescent Island. It was AMAZING. We were twenty feet away from a small giraffe, and about 15 feet away from some zebras. The views and the diversity of animals was truly incredible. It was certainly one of our coolest "African Experiences" so far.