The flight left from Nairobi to Lodwar on the morning of the 17th of January and the students were met in Lodwar and driven the 3/4 hour to the field station at Turkwel.

The flight left from Nairobi to Lodwar on the morning of the 17th of January and the students were met in Lodwar and driven the 3/4 hour to the field station at Turkwel.


The students have all arrived safely at TBI Turkwel.

Everyone disembarked from the truck in time for a late lunch. This was followed by an orientation of the rooms and a briefing that afternoon. 

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Richard Leakey gives the students a briefing in the teaching laboratory.

Classes for the first module, the Geology of the Turkana Basin, will begin today.