12. October 1, 1967
Oct. 1 Dear Mom and Dad, (Line) Well, we finally didn't go to the Nairobi Show. The bus developed a faulty thermostat and heated up to a fare-thee-well. It took a day to take it apart and put it back together. Then it began missing again, all this while Frank was trying to go back and forth to observe students practice teaching. So he took things apart again and cleaned up the fuel pump, put it all back together, and so far it is running all right. But we felt pretty insecure about trying the trip to Nairobi when we hadn't tried out the car any more than from here to Embu and back. So Frank went down with the Young Farmers in the Land Rover and saw the sights. It was just like the fair at home minus the carnival plus about 40 times as many people! He came home around eight Saturday night pooped, sunburned, and so thirsty, I thought he'd never stop drinking! He claims now a Land Rover is the most uncomfortable thing to ride in the world, an op...