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Travel to Kenya |
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The Eurostar provided a comfy trip back into London. A crowded tube ride
through twenty-four stops and a rainy bus ride took us to our hotel at
Heathrow, and we sorted out our gear for the trip to Nairobi in the
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We made the most of our Eurostar trip back to London |
"Hey - let's buy some pastries in Paris and bring them with us to London."
Yeah - that's a great idea. |
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We bussed over to Heathrow and had one last Starbucks fix before boarding
our flight down to the dark continent. A
day-long flight provided lots of time to watch movies, and we watched
plenty of them. When it came time to land in Nairobi, the captain
announced that the airport was closed due to a mishap on the runway.
We started heading for Entebbe, Uganda to take on more fuel, but about
30 minutes away from Entebbe, the Nairobi runway was cleared and we were
able to turn around and land in Nairobi (albeit about an hour late).
Our driver, Sammy, whisked us through a dark, rainy Nairobi and we holed
up for the night at our hotel. The restaurants were closed and
room service unable to understand our order, so we dined on power bars
and looked forward to better food at the Governor's Camp tomorrow.
Quote of the day: "A safari airplane lost a wheel while landing and is
blocking the runway. It's quite chaotic down there right now"
(announcement from the captain). |
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Seats 23 H & K |
A long way from home |
After several days of sightseeing, Will takes on characteristics of a
gargoyle |
Finally - we made it to Kenya |
Our driver in Nairobi, Sammy |
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The
Holiday Inn is
probably the nicest and safest place to stay in Nairobi (aka "Nairobbery"),
and we enjoyed our stay there. After a big buffet
breakfast, Sammy picked us up at 8:30am and
drove us to
Wilson airport.
Our
Air Kenya flight
left Nairobi right on time. A 40-minute flight over the
Rift Valley
provided some great
sightseeing
and, after a quick stop at the
Siana airstrip to
drop off a couple of passengers, we were off to Governor's Camp.
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Breakfast in Nairobi before we head out to the bush |
Final approach into Governor's Camp |
Tell the animals I'm here! |
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NEXT: Governor's Camp --> |
