[Kwg-list] Greetings from Nairobi

[Julie Hard]

Hello Friends,

 We have safely arrived to Nairobi and so far, so good. What a relief to get
off a plane after 17 hours of flying time and see our beloved luggage
turning around the conveyor belt. We have spent most of the morning here
sleeping in our hotel room trying to make up for lost sleep hours. For the
remainder of the day we have run errands including getting our phone set up
and mailing a package to ourselves from a truck at the side of the road...
how bizarre. Our cab driver (Walter) assured us this was the cheapest and
safest way to mail... the cheap part was correct so we will have to wait and
see if we receive the parcel in Homa Bay in 2 days. Our new number is
011-254-724-350-099 so if you are planning on calling, keep in mind that we
are 7 hours ahead.

 Other than that, the weather has been warm and comfortable as we have been
eating and drinking at the side of the pool in our hotel. Most of the hotel
has been booked up by a group of Italian film makers who have been here 2
months already. It is strange to see string bikinis around the pool in such
a reserved culture. The staff at the hotel are dressed in 3 piece suits and
long sleeved tunics while the guests wear practically nothing. Mike and I
have been dressed somewhere in between.

 We will fly out to Kisumu tomorrow morning first thing and are really
excited about meeting with Mr. Okidi there. I have already spoken to him
this morning as he was preparing to leave and pick us up... transportation
is always an issue in Rongo. His borrowed truck fell through this morning
leaving him scrambling to find another. He assures me he will be at the
airport in some form of vehicle to get us. It is an amazing thing to live
life in faith and trust... it appears to be the only way things work here.

 God Bless,

Julie and Mike (Mr. & Mrs... hee hee)
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