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DISPATCH 04: To Ileret
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With the work progressing well now in area 104 we split the
team into two. Half of the team are headed north with a
small load of camping equipment and fresh water to work at
Ileret near the Kenya-Ethiopia border. The second half of
the team continued working from Koobi Fora. Journeys are
never without their trials and this one was no exception
when the
lorry got stuck
to its axles in the sand river close to one of the Ileret
water holes to which women and children come to collect
their drinking water
collect
their drinking water. The team spent a full day jacking it
up, moving stones and cut branches under the wheels. As the
sun went down the team set up camp by the lorry and got out
their bedrolls
bedrolls.
The following morning,
trackways of
chicken wire and Hessian
under the tyres and a good pull by the
police lorry with plenty of onlookers successfully moved the
truck out of the river.
They went on to build a small camp by Ileret Laga, putting
out solar panels to charge the
lights for the evening.
Ileret is closer to the Omo River at the north eastern end
of Lake Turkana. The terrain is dotted with many striking
pink desert roses and tall termite mounds.
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