Ivy Miricho

Just like the journey to North Horr, it is hot and there’s not much to see. We didn’t get to visit the museum, but if you are interested and not pressed for time, you can go have a look and get a history of the eight communities living in the area, that is, the El Molo, Turkana, Daasanach, Gabra, Rendille, Pokot, Watta and the Samburu. You pass by Laisamis, Baragoi, both in Samburu County, but you are making your way to Ngurunit, which interestingly, is in Marsabit County, in South Horr. When we got to the pools there were kids playing, I imagine because it’s quite hot (not as hot as North Horr), but it’s still hot so a dip is very refreshing, and much needed plus it was a Sunday afternoon.

We left at around 7:30 am and less than ten minutes away from the town, we took a left turn and immediately bid the smooth tarmac road goodbye. Doum Palms dot the place and it definitely looks like what you’d imagine an oasis to be, minus the small lake. The best time to visit the dune is right before sunrise or sunset, to witness the beauty of the place and to avoid the scorching sun. The drive back to our accommodation was so lovely, the beautiful dusk colours in the sky as night creeped in and a magical moonrise.

Later on, we stopped at Cedar Mall Nanyuki for breakfast and last-minute snack shopping, the mall is quite a popular stop for people in transit to northern Kenya. The drive past Timau was absolutely gorgeous, driving past the golden wheat farms with Mt Kenya’s peaks in the distance was such a treat. Our first stop was at Marsabit Lodge (which is no longer operational), to see one of the three craters in the Park, Gof Sokorte Diqo. It was quite a long day and a good night’s rest was much needed as we’d come to discover the following day.

Six years ago, I joined the blogging world as a lifestyle blogger with the cringiest name imaginable, I can’t even bring myself to type it. It was supposed to be a space where I’d share fashion and style tips, recipes, life updates and travel content. Fast forward to August 2015, I was back home after a two month volunteer opportunity in Uganda with AIESEC where I’d met digital nomads and people travelling around the world full time. We’ve since stayed at a hostel in Diani, kissed giraffes, camped by Lake Turkana, gotten lost in the Netherlands, danced and pet a cheetah in Kisumu, ziplined, gone wine tasting, bungee jumped, gone white water rafting, carried snakes, tried wall climbing, gone on game drives, chased waterfalls, gone hiking, stayed at some of the coolest places and