The lower road into the Great Rift Valley can be nerve-wracking, at its best, and downright terrifying, at its worst. The greatest danger is the volume of huge trucks that ply the road, often with poor brakes, suspension systems and an intense propensity to break down. Along the valley, with a drop of thousands of metres to the valley floor below, it can cause heart palpitations to see one of these ancient behemoths on your tail, overloaded and with smoking brakes. On our way out of the valley just before Christmas, we stopped for a minute to give our car a break and an old truck also paused at the same spot. Dozens of litres of water were poured over the engine and, after about 5 minutes, the truck lumbered along. Behind the yellow truck you can see two other trucks passing on the narrow road. Harrowing, indeed.
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