

Day 10 - Can't be faulted
Today we were ground-truth mapping again, though this time we were in the western part of the caldera. We came across a couple of tuff...


Day 9 - Sunshine and Thunderstorms
As soon as the sun came up this morning you could feel the heat. It was a very warm day today, and as someone who is most at home high in...


Day 8 - Playing detectives
With structural mapping of the caldera walls ruled out of the equation we have decided to do some basic mapping of the different rocks in...


Day 7 - Feeling hot, hot, hot...a natural steam room
Our friends here at Maili Saba Camp treated us to a lovely, traditional breakfast with arrow-root, sweet potato, and semolina waffles. It...


Day 6 - Sampling in the caldera
Today’s objective was to collect some samples of the lava flows in the caldera. Hammering away at the lava to get a sample. Before going...


Day 5 - The Caves...a puzzle to be solved
Learning yesterday that the caldera walls are essentially inaccessible we decided to try a new approach. We will look for faults and...


Day 4 - Some uninvited guests
Today we had Tito from the GDC (Geothermal Development Company) offices in Nakuru come and join us. He is one of the GDC geologists and...


Day 3 - A trip to Sleeping Warrior
Split Crater (aka Sleeping Warrior) from the roadside, when the road was still pretty good! Logistics, logistics, logistics….. an aspect...


Day 2 - A tour of the drilling rig
Despite an early start, some confusion over the access letter we have (that grants us the permission to work within the crater) meant we...


Day 1 - A bit of a recci
You might think that following a 30-hour journey, only arriving at your accommodation in the early hours would lend itself to a long lie...