My visit with Maruge #3

Today is Sunday and Maruge and I have plans to go walking around Eldoret.  We will start by going to Maruge's secret spot to see the wildlife and then taking a tour around the town.  We left the house and Maruge led the way through his field and through some trees onto a huge open plain.  It was beautiful, but I didn't see any animals and I voiced this to Maruge.  He simply said, "wait."  So I walked over to a dead tree and sat down on one of the roots.  Five minutes later at 10 o'clock it happened; tons of animals came flooding onto the huge expanse.  I didn't understand where they all came from it was as though they had all just appeared.  I sat there speechless for who know how long watching the giraffe, oxen, elk, elephants, zebra, and vultures meander over to the water hole in the middle of the plain.  It was clear that they did this every single day and Maruge knew it.  Then I remembered that I had my CAMERA FOR A REASON!  I whipped it out and started taking pictures frantically.  I got tons of good shots and was just setting up for a really good one of a zebra when the predators came.  They came stalking in and all the other animals ran for it.  Luckily for me, but unluckily for the lions and cheetahs no one got eaten, instead they just looped back around to the water hole and I get to take a few pictures of them too.  After they left there was no more point in us hanging around so left for the tour station.  When we arrived we hopped on a tour bus and headed into the town.  It was pretty uneventful.  The only cool part was seeing all the different people and comparing it to Santa Barbara.  It was very ugly.  It was strange how nature here could be so beautiful while the town so not.  I think Maruge guessed how I was feeling and didn't make me get off.  Instead we just stayed on it and went back to his house.  Good thing too because there was an urgent message waiting on his doorstep for me.  It was from my sister Hannah and it had been sent three days ago with priority mail!  I hurriedly opened it and read it out loud, "Dear Emma, I know you are probably having tons of fun with Maruge in Eldoret, however we have moved our wedding from two days after you get back to Tuesday the 16th for several reasons and I need you to come home immediately if you still want to be one of my bridesmaids.  Love, Hannah and Brian."  I stared at the paper and then Maruge.  I knew right away that I was leaving as soon as I possibly could and I told Maruge this he wasn't hurt just a little sad.  I went inside and found a flight on Maruge's old computer that was leaving from Eldoret International Airport in four hours.  It had one seat left on it.  I bought it.  I packed as fast as I could called my sister that I was coming home called the bus company to see when the next bus was coming and then it was time to say goodbye.  I hugged him and told him that I was very sorry for having to leave so abruptly and that I really appreciated staying with him.  I also told him I would pay for him to visit me in Santa Barbara one day if he wanted.  He seemed to like that idea.  Then the bus arrived and I was off to the airport.