October 20, 2006
Midori – Nairobi, Kenya
This morning we woke up at 3:15! It was the earliest I have woken up in a long time. At 4:00 Jared came in a taxi and picked us up. We then drove down to the bus stop and waited for the bus to Nairobi. We waited at a small restaurant (called a hotel) and had some very tasty chi tea.
At about 4:30 the bus came and we grabbed a seat near the front (since we were among the first people on). As we continued on our way, we made numerous stops and the bus filled up. The ride was very similar to the one we took on October 18th.
This time, however, someone stored a rooster in the overhead compartment. It was quite entertaining. Also, we saw a baboon run across the road during our journey.
At about 13:00 we arrived back in Nairobi. After we jumped off the buss (it will only stop for you for just second), we looked for a taxi to take us to our new hotel. When we asked the taxi driver to take us to the Meridian Court Hotel he laughed and told us that it was very close and that he would walk us there. He was right; the hotel was just around the corner.
After bartering with the receptionist at the hotel for the advertised price, we checked into our room. We tossed our bags in the room and then headed out to get some lunch (our first meal of the day). We found a place very close to our hotel and had a nice lunch for a total of about $3 (soda was $0.25).
We then set out in search of an ATM. After being denied by several ATM’s we finally found one that worked. From there we decided to head to a local market and look for some cool African souvenirs. We were disappointed to learn that today is Presidents Day and everything is closed.
Instead, we headed back to our hotel to go for a swim. Unfortunately, the water was totally freezing and we just jumped in a couple of times and then returned to our room. We are going to spend the rest of the evening playing around on the internet and taking it easy. We are both sore from the long bus journey…
3 comments:
Good to see that you are still able to blog! That school sounds really fun to visit. Teaching the kids basketball was really a great idea. I hope your basketball diplomacy continues around the world!
I just found your site and am impressed by your journey. I hope you can appreciate how special this whole world tour is, a lot of people only dream about going where you have gone - and you have so much left to do! Bless you on your journey and hope you'll find good weather, good food, and good people along the way.
I was born in Germany, moved, returned, and left shortly before the wall come down. It was so nice to see how Berlin is getting along since then. I envy you your trip and wish you the best.
Holly Tessmer, the Barbarian.
I second the envy.... this trip is awesome!
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