The March trip to Kenya also included my boss, CDR Fetters. It was going to be a whirlwind tour, showing him as many of the Kenya projects in the least amount of time possible. The trip started with a run up the coast to Kiunga to evaluate a new project. This was also with some NAVFAC engineers who came in from Norfolk to provide their assessment and knowledge.
The run up the coast was perfectly smooth in the sunrise.
That is Jafar, one of the boat operators we use regularly.
We passed the town of Mkokoni early in the morning, the harbor a mix of semi modern sportfishermen and traditional dhows.
The tide range up on the North Coast is huge, roughly 12 feet, which can also make our transits very tough as entire bays become dry and force us offshore.
Here is CDR Fetters by the sign of one of the projects that completed recently.
A djabia in the town, being considered for a renovation project.
The tidal flat where a project is being considered…. NAVFAC engineers spent hours surveying the site to get every measurement and fact necessary… since they won’t be back to this location and needed to get all information.
On the way back to the KNAV base we stopped at another current project, a school that was renovated. The classrooms are now being used, but being taken care of well.
The final run back to the KNAV pier was across a beautiful body of water, I thoroughly enjoy visiting this project. Being on the water makes me almost feel like I am in the Navy again.
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