Friday, June 27, 2008

Water

The first chore that needs to be done each morning is to collect water. The water from the taps is cold and clear, but not for drinking. There are two sources for drinking water, both bubbling up from the ground. The first four pictures show us collecting water (thanks to Sarah who documented it). This top photo shows us going to the first source over a little makeshift bridge.
And the collection...

And this is the way to the second source:

It is also the way to the town of Kani Masi.

(Above photos by Sarah)

This final photo shows Lorene's dad demonstating how the local villages water their orchards. Water from the mountains runs through several villages in the cement trough shown in the 2 photos above. Farmers use hoses topped with 2-litre soda bottles to collect and distribute the water to their thirsty trees.

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