A journey to Naivasha by train

I could not believe it. After months of waiting, the day had finally arrived. My parents had paid so that I could join other children in the annual trip to Naivasha by train, also called the ‘Boogie-Ride’.

On the night before the journey I packed my games gadget, snacks and other things. I was too excited to sleep but somehow I finally managed to catch 40 winks.

Naivasha is some 100kms north-east of Nairobi. It is known for its many flower farms such as the one above. Sean and his schoolmates travelled to the town by train.

Before we knew it, the journey to Naivasha had begun. Music was switched on and everybody started singing and dancing. I am not much of a dancer, so I pulled out my game, Secret Agent, and played.

As we approached the infamous Dark Tunnel at Limuru, I put my belongings a safe distance from the windows. The tunnel is pitch dark. Last year, a boy’s mobile phone was snatched from his hand. There are bad people who hide at the tunnel.

When the train went into the dark tunnel, many children screamed. Some switched on their phones’ light but it was not enough to overcome the darkness in the tunnel, which is about one kilometre long.

Finally, we arrived in Naivasha and got out to have our lunch of chicken, chips, ice cream and soda.

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A drop of water from heaven landed on my nose and soon, it was raining cats and dogs.

We enjoyed the beautiful scenery before getting back onto the train for the ride back to Nairobi.

We admired the hills, trees, Mt Longonot Crater and watching other tourists.

We also saw the Kibera slums in Nairobi. I was happy to have been on the exciting boogie-ride.