Final Days
On Thursday, January 26, we took an animal drive in the morning and saw the ranch that had belonged to Joy and George Adamson (read the book or see the movie "Born Free"). Joy rescued two lion cubs after their parents were killed and raised them for several years. When Kenyan authorities wanted the Adamsons to place the cubs in a zoo, Joy determeined to release them back into the wild. It had never been done and everyone said it couldn't be done, but they were successful.
After lunch, we loaded up the vans and rode to Nairobi - arriving at The Methodist Guest House around 6 pm. we checked in and freshened up before going to dinner at The Carnivore Restaurant.
On Friday, we began our day with devotions on the rounds of Karen Blixen's home in the Nairobi suburb of Karen. Then we enjoyed a guided tour of the home. Next, we shopped at the Utamandani Craft Center and bought Kenyan coffee beans at the Nairobi Java House. We got a driving tour of Nairobi and viewed the slums of Nairobi from a distance (see the movie "The Constant Gardner") where 800,000 people live without water and electricity. We also shopped at The Catholic Bookstore and then had a late lunch downtown. Finally, we shopped at Maissa Market at the The Village Market on Limuru Road.
We returned to the Methodist Guest House to reclaim our luggage and have dinner - only to be told we didn';t have reservations for dinner. (So we started and eneded our mission by being turned away by the Mrethodist Guest House!) So we drove to the airport, said farewell to Daniel and his drivers, checked our luggage and looked for somehting to eat. Sadly, there are very few places to get food at the airport so many on the team were pretty hungry by the time they got on our 11 pm flight and were served a meal!
At Heathrow Airport, we had a chance to eat lunch and enjoy some Starbucks coffee. Our trip home was uneventful but long. Kellye left us in Chicago to fly on to Dallas, Texas. The rest of us were mightly glad to see our loved ones when we arrived back at the Okahoma City Airport Saturday evening on January 28, 2006.
After lunch, we loaded up the vans and rode to Nairobi - arriving at The Methodist Guest House around 6 pm. we checked in and freshened up before going to dinner at The Carnivore Restaurant.
On Friday, we began our day with devotions on the rounds of Karen Blixen's home in the Nairobi suburb of Karen. Then we enjoyed a guided tour of the home. Next, we shopped at the Utamandani Craft Center and bought Kenyan coffee beans at the Nairobi Java House. We got a driving tour of Nairobi and viewed the slums of Nairobi from a distance (see the movie "The Constant Gardner") where 800,000 people live without water and electricity. We also shopped at The Catholic Bookstore and then had a late lunch downtown. Finally, we shopped at Maissa Market at the The Village Market on Limuru Road.
We returned to the Methodist Guest House to reclaim our luggage and have dinner - only to be told we didn';t have reservations for dinner. (So we started and eneded our mission by being turned away by the Mrethodist Guest House!) So we drove to the airport, said farewell to Daniel and his drivers, checked our luggage and looked for somehting to eat. Sadly, there are very few places to get food at the airport so many on the team were pretty hungry by the time they got on our 11 pm flight and were served a meal!
At Heathrow Airport, we had a chance to eat lunch and enjoy some Starbucks coffee. Our trip home was uneventful but long. Kellye left us in Chicago to fly on to Dallas, Texas. The rest of us were mightly glad to see our loved ones when we arrived back at the Okahoma City Airport Saturday evening on January 28, 2006.
posted by Jean Warner at 11:22 PM
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