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My first day- I am traveling in Kenya just like William Bixby did. I will even be following the same route as him. On William Bixby’s first day here he went hunting and shot a lion. I will not be hunting even though game is still a big part of Kenya’s resources.

The second day- I see Mt. Kenya. William Bixby saw Mt. Kenya too but spelled it ‘Mt.Kenia’. It is still a large mountain that people visit. Despite the warm climate there is snow on the mountain all year round. Mealles is a type of corn they grew when William Bixby came here. They are still grown today.

The third day- I am going into a cave. In the cave are jewels. Jewels are a huge part of Kenya’s natural resources. Some jewels in the cave are white sapphires, diamonds, and garnets are a few of the things found in this cave.

On the rode the fourth day- My travels lead me to find many rivers and pass Lake Victoria. W.K Bixby went to Lake Victoria it is huge Bixby described it as the size of Lake Erie.

The fifth day-I go on a safari. We see many fields being cultivated with tea, coffee, corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, and vegetables. When Bixby came to Kenya coffee was by far the biggest crop although he saw people cultivating land with other things. On the safari I saw many wild animals such as lions, elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, zebras and rhinos, etc.

The sixth day- I stay a day at Lake Victoria. Today I go fishing. Fish is one of the main exports in Kenya along with tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, and cement. Bixby fished when he came to Lake Victoria. He caught lot's of fish. When I fished, I did not catch anything! There are many things in the lake Bixby’s son Donald broke his fishing line, it was bit by a "crocodile”. Although getting to the lake was a problem for Bixby and his son, it was not for me because I didn’t have to worry about the tsetse fly.

The seventh day-I wake up to see the moon and stars visible but the sun rising up. This also happened to Bixby on March 16. When Bixby was here there where many more tribes such as the Kavirandos and the Kikuyus. Now there are tribes but there are less of them.

The eighth day- Many people rioted when Bixby was in Kenya. Fights between tribes and the government would occur often. Today the government is still unstable but not as badly as it used to be. The economy is alright just like it was when W.K Bixby came.

The ninth day- I wake up early to leave Kenya.