Picking the last lane, we arrived at the main gate 0f Oloolua. The big writings on the gate brought anxiety and mood for an adventure. Packed our car in the parking lot, checked in with the authorities and in we were in the massive land of about 250 hectares, located in Karen, southwest of Nairobi central business district.
The first stop was at the waterfall. The orange water was gashing over the rocks forming pool at the bottom. We stood under the waterfall trying to cool off, but the water was catacomb cold giving us goose bumps immediately. Took few photos of there before we proceeded.
The noise of the fall subsided as we walked away, and it became a distance humming. I'm not sure the cliff I had in mind was the one I saw hoping to see but to my surprise I was not even able to identify it. Covered by bamboos it was not seen, only the staircase running from top to bottom made it easier to be identified.
Stretching forward we were in for the historical barracks used many years ago. Oops! I meant to say cave not a barrack. Entering the 37-meter-long cave, I was a little afraid due to its darkness. "Hey look," Ones said in a fearful voice shinning his phone light in the family of bats inside the cave. I was amazed by how the mau-mau fighters survived in there. "Let some things remain historical," I murmured in my subconscious. Took some victory selfies once we were out of the cave.
After the cave we got a beautiful view of oloolua forest in full glory. We went to Mbagathi river which meanders through the forest with its cascading waters surrounded by lush vegetation, washed my face , passed by the camping site before taking the 5km path to the gate. Saw the eagles hide out at as distance before rounding up our day and bid Oloolua bye bye.
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