Kiambethu Tea Farm

Fri February 17, 2006

Our second day trip was to the Kiambethu Tea Farm. There we met Fiona Vernon who, with her husband Marcus, live and operate the farm. The farm dates back to 1910—Fiona’s family (originally from Britain) was one of the earliest tea growers in Kenya. The house is beautifully situated among colourful gardens, indigenous forest and acres of tea. Fiona shared her family history and the process of making tea while we sampled the good stuff. We were then given a tour of the grounds and served a delectable 4-course lunch. We enjoyed the Colobus monkeys that got just close enough to snatch the bananas out of our hands. After that we went to Village Market which holds a Masai Market on Fridays. We enjoyed Rosslyn Academy’s Spaghetti Bash in the evening (a spaghetti “cook off” where we had to vote on the best tasting sauce).