Well, today is the big 4 moth Tanziversary, and we are naturally celebrating it in Kenya!
This is going to be another short one, but I wanted to let people know I'm still alive.
After our great experiences in Nairobi and Mombasa (and Embu, where we stayed at a WORLD CLASS RUNNERS CAMP in the mopst beatiful and friendly part of this continent I have seen-(aka my favorite place so far)), we headed off to Lamu. As any good Americans would, we celebrated Christmas Eve by sliding down sand dunes on the beach (sledding) and following a nice stranger with a flashlight back to the part of the island where we wanted to be (3 guys, following a "star" to a place foretold...sound familiar?). On Christmas day we stepped it up a notch and wore our Christmas sweaters to the beach. All in all, there have been a lot of great people, great weather, and great, cheap food!
Now we are preparing to start the journey back to Hanga, as our bus heads to Mombasa tomorrow!
I hope all is well with everyone! Merry Christmas (it doesn't end until January 6 after all)!
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Funky Adventure Part One- The General Overview So Far
Well, no matter where I am, I'm frugal, and I'm paying to use internet in a cyber cafe, so this first holiday travelling blog is just going to be a general overview to let you all know I'm alive and all that good stuff.
First of all, as should be expected, the plans changed. Instead of The Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda thing, we're doing the Kenya thing. (You'd think I didn't want to do the original plan and intentionally jinxed it, but I promise this was just an innocent realization that hanging around Kenya would work better.)
We spent the first week in Nairobi, and it was great! It was great to be with Simon, Alex, and Fr. Francis and see their site! As for Frisbee, all I will say right now is that I had two very funky adventures and one of the best experiences I've had on this continent...I'll leave that as a teaser for a later blog/storytelling session.
Alex, Mike, and I then headed to Mombasa near the coast and spent some time on some of the South Coast beaches. It was relaxing and beautiful, but I did also lose a small battle with a sea urchin...don't worry though, Mike wants to be a doctor, and he nursed my foot back to health (just imagine a sliver, but then have ten of them, make them bigger, and spread them around the bottom of your foot). Good times. There was a point when I was laughing to myself, because I had wanted to lay near the beach, and there I was, laying in our cottage near the beach, with Mike removing urchin remnants. Oh life!
In a couple of days Simon will be here and we'll be heading for the Northern Island of Lamu. While I prefer a white Christmas (settle down MN weather!), I'll have to settle for a white sandy beach Christmas...What can ya do?
First of all, as should be expected, the plans changed. Instead of The Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda thing, we're doing the Kenya thing. (You'd think I didn't want to do the original plan and intentionally jinxed it, but I promise this was just an innocent realization that hanging around Kenya would work better.)
We spent the first week in Nairobi, and it was great! It was great to be with Simon, Alex, and Fr. Francis and see their site! As for Frisbee, all I will say right now is that I had two very funky adventures and one of the best experiences I've had on this continent...I'll leave that as a teaser for a later blog/storytelling session.
Alex, Mike, and I then headed to Mombasa near the coast and spent some time on some of the South Coast beaches. It was relaxing and beautiful, but I did also lose a small battle with a sea urchin...don't worry though, Mike wants to be a doctor, and he nursed my foot back to health (just imagine a sliver, but then have ten of them, make them bigger, and spread them around the bottom of your foot). Good times. There was a point when I was laughing to myself, because I had wanted to lay near the beach, and there I was, laying in our cottage near the beach, with Mike removing urchin remnants. Oh life!
In a couple of days Simon will be here and we'll be heading for the Northern Island of Lamu. While I prefer a white Christmas (settle down MN weather!), I'll have to settle for a white sandy beach Christmas...What can ya do?
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