A Second Chance

Second day Nairobi. Had a well-deserved sleep-in. Challenged Dukoral vaccine by splurging on a yummy 3-fruit smoothie. Did not regret it. Frantically headed to airport via same city bus to pick up the rest of the team. An hour behind schedule, but we found them and succeeded in hiring a matatu and taxi to hotel. Took completely different route and saw ‘wealthy’ side of Nairobi. Extreme contrast. The rest of the team had a false sense of security as a result and Tricia and I attempted to drill into them the dangers of the city. So many snapping cameras. Weird to be surrounded by so many wazungus. Tricia and I left for Chavakali on a night bus after George, one of the sons of the chief in the village we will be staying in helped us carry our luggage to the station. Had a scary security stop where we were searched by police carrying AK-47s... felt strangely secure afterwards knowing that now no one on the bus was carrying a gun. No sleep though... very bumpy road. Apparently a nice drive in the day time through the Rift Valley... will experience it at some point this summer I’m sure.