Just a quick post to say we are here in Kenya safe and
sound. Well maybe not ‘sound’ but we’re getting there.
We left our homes in Rose Creek Village, Tennessee after a
couple of very busy weeks getting ready to go. We got to participate in Noah
and Dassi’s wedding because of their love and thoughtfulness. They set the date
considering our departure. What a lovely couple they are! Truly a picture of
Godliness in marriage.
Our first stressful moment was realizing I had read the itinerary
wrong thinking our flight was departing at 2:30pm. When I went to check in on
line I found that we were to depart 2 hours earlier.
I was grateful to catch that mistake the day before. We regrouped and left the
village at 6:00 am instead of our plan for 8:00 am. We also had a change in
drivers. Tabach and Hashachar called Doug and Tara at 5:30 asking if they could
be replacement drivers because their daughter was in labor. Good reason. Doug
and Tara were right on time. So we headed out for the 3 hour ride to Nashville.
As we finally boarded our first connection we were pretty wound up. It was fun
watching Nikki. She got a little nervous on take off…. as in, her knuckles
turned white from gripping the arm rest. But she told us she was our good luck
on this trip.
Next stop, JFK international airport in New York. We took
the tram to the next ‘terminal’….I never liked to use that word upon departing
the country…We went through security again with our carryon baggage, then had
our last American meal for 6 months. I had a really good pepperoni/mushroom
pizza baked in a brick oven while Noah and Nikki had, you guessed it, Mac
Donald’s burgers and fries.
As we boarded the plane for London we were still pretty
wound up. It was an uncomfortable 8 hours and 40 minute flight, trying to rest
but too tired to succeed. We were 40 minutes late because of tail winds but
still had a 3 hour layover. We had to go through security with our carryon
baggage again in London. We were finally starting to relax so we boarded the
plane and took our seats. After a while we realized that Noah had 2 empty seats
next to him. We were holding our breath as the last few passengers trickled, in
hoping those seats would stay empty. They did. Yeah! I took the window seat
leaving an empty seat between us, and Nikki moved over to the aisle seat giving
her an empty seat between herself and another passenger. We got some rest on
this 9 hour flight and felt pretty good by the time we reached Nairobi at 9 pm
Kenya time, after about 32 hours of travel.
George was there waiting, and so was all our luggage, according
to Nikki, because of her good luck. We checked in to our favorite Santon Palace
Hotel in Nairobi, went to a little take out place for some samosas and chips
(home fries). We went back to the hotel and slept all night.
Next morning we got up, had breakfast and left for Nakuru. The
scenery was breathtaking. There’s been a lot of rain so everything was green
and beautiful. We stopped halfway at our favorite rest stop for some chai then
continued on to Nakuru. We were greeted by Nellie, Michelle and Beatie, and
Simon, Kenford and Lloyd.
It’s good to be home!
It’s good to be home!
Well, I will certainly rest better knowing you have a good lucky charm (that actually works!) along with you! Love you all dearly. Keep posting when you can <3
ReplyDeleteThank God you are all safe! May He bless all the works of your hands & more importantly bless you & all our Nakuru brothers & sisters with His presence, Life & Joy! You are contantly in our prayers!
ReplyDeleteMuch Love,
Frank & Simchah
i miss Nikki!!! and you and Abba of course ;) i cant imagine flying for so long! wow. love you guys!
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