A little bit of paradise......

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Hey everyone - greetings from paradise! We landed in Sao Tome this afternoon and I will say - it's like a touch of Paradise. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous - and HOT!

It was a pretty uneventful day, actually. We were all up and at 'em at the Keekerok Lodge in Kenya, ready for our early flight back to Nairobi - and then on to our own aircraft and off to Sao Tome. It was a 4 hour 30 minute flight - allowing enough time for lunch, naps, visits, etc.

We landed in Sao Tome - very small airport - very small town - absolutely beautiful resort hotel. The view from the terrace is just breath-taking!

A few of us hopped in a cab, once we had settled in to our rooms, and headed into town. Sao Tome is known for the world's best coffee, seafood and gourmet chocolate - so, I was on a mission. Yup - find that gourmet chocolate - and find it, I did. The thing is it's so HOT here that I could only buy enough that I would eat pretty much right away. I know - tough job - but I did it, LOL.

We had a buffet dinner in the dining room - and then it was off to bed for everyone because we had changed our watches by 3 hours and that time change was starting to hit home - we were tired.

So, it's off to bed for me, too - enjoy the 'tour' of Sao Tome through the pictures. Quaint little town - we're only here for one night - it's actually a fuel stop as we head on our way to Senegal, Dakar tomorrow - and that's where I will write the next blog entry.

Just wanted to give you a little taste of this piece of Paradise.

(Good night, Mom - I love you lots and sending hugs and prayers.)

Happy Pat

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