Greetings from Kenya!

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After an exhausting 2 day travel extravaganza, we have arrived in Kenya! For anyone thinking about taking such a long plane ride in the future, we highly recommend getting a day hotel on long layovers to get some real sleep in between. Though during our 12 hour layover in London, we quickly realized just how far apart the Heathrow and Gatwick Airports are.
We arrived this morning at about 7 a.m. and got to see what we think was the sun rising over Mount Kilamanjaro in the last hour of our plane ride. The temperature is really pleasant, not too hot, not too cold.
We met our safari operators--Henri in particular--who quickly relieved us of every dime we had (next time we'll verify that they take credit cards) and then enjoyed a harrowing 20 minute ride from a driver who jokingly (or at least we hope) said "in Kenya, we don't drive using lanes, we drive using instinct."
Sorry no photos at this time. While our hotel has internet access, there's no USB port. We'll look for one so hopefully we can provide a more visual perspective in the next day or two!

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Comments

[Ildikó Stormbom]

Thank you for the bloglink!
Dear Meghan, Thank you for the travel blog, I hope you have a wonderful time! I am very excited to hear about your visit in Matopeni and BCC next week. Please give my greetings to Stephen and to my children, Gladys Wamboyi, Stephen Wambua, Kabale Boku, Luizer Nekoye and Sela Ambasa. She will start school next week. Have a wonderful time there. May God bless you! Warm regards from Ildikó in Finland

[John Boot]

Greetings from Canada (via New York)
Hi Meghan, So you're finally in Kenya. I hope you have a great trip. When you meet up with Mark in Nakuru make sure you touch base with Roseline. She's an amazing person and has helped a lot with Rafiki. We're working on raising more money for Rafiki. We've already got $12,000 and hope to match this a few times so we'll have $48,000. Keep up the great work! Cheers, John

[Julie P.]

You made it!
Hey guys! Glad to hear that you made it safely. We've all been thinking about you since you left. It's great that you have this fantastic blog. I'm looking forward to reading about your ongoing adventures. Be safe!