Our flight from Amsterdam took 8 1/2 hours, and we got into Nairobi about 8:00 in the evening. It was already dark, and we were pretty jet-lagged by then.


Getting into Jomo Kenyatta airport is quite an experience. It's old, and fairly run-down, but still works. What's unusual, of course, is that you are in an African country and the processes all work a lot differently than you would be accustomed to at home. Ashley gave us a phrase to remember this.."TIA - this is Africa".


It didn't take long for the baggage, but getting our entry visas was a first for all of us. Still, we got them, paid our $25 US, and headed to the hotel.

We were met at the airport by Imbenzi's brother Duncan, and our driver Tom. Tom was to be our driver for the next week and a half. More on him later.

All we had energy to do, once we got to our hotel, was have a Tusker and head off to bed. Safari starts tomorrow!

So...we all headed up to our rooms after a beer, and got settled in. we were on the 12 floor and our window looked out onto Uhuru Park and one of the main streets.

I looked down at the street corner, and saw 2 people getting water from a ditch and washing cars! Right on the street! I couldn't imaging how those cars would look in daylight, after getting washed with ditch water...apparently, cars are washed like this all the time in Nairobi.

Like Ashley said "T.I.A." (this is Africa)