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9/25/09: Naiberi Resort in Eldoret, Kenya to Nairobi, Kenya

We have officially traded our days of Ugandan rain and mud for Kenyan heat and heat. And dirt. Technically, we crossed the border yesterday, but somehow we brought some of the rain with us to Eldoret.

[Side note: I forgot to mention two nights ago we thought we would have a dry Ugandan night (big mistake), and we decided against putting our rain cover on the tent. Fortunately sometime in the early morning Zhou awoke to sounds of thunder and realized the mistake. After attempting to wake me for a minute or two, she realized it would just be easier to get the thing herself. She hurried across the field in a light mist, grabbed a rain cover from the truck, threw it over the tent, climbed back in and fell asleep again. In doing this she accomplished two mighty goals: she beat the rain (which then fell long and hard) and she didn’t wake the sleepy, unhelpful husband.

I just thought Zhou should be given her proper due.]

Where was I? Oh yes, we’re now here in the scalding heat of Nairobi, sitting in swim trunks while every bit of laundry we have is hanging out to dry. I’m monitoring the clothes closely though to make sure they don’t burn first.

[Side note: Zhou is sitting next to me sewing a sleeping bag liner which I ripped through one night while sleeping. Could I theoretically sew the liner? Yes. Am I? No.

I just thought Zhou should be given her proper due.]

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Acacia African Adventures. That’s the name of our tour.

Happy Safaris. That’s the name of some other tour.

I’m very happy that we didn’t book with Happy. Why? Because we are sitting here at camp, while a Happy truck of very sad tourists is lying nearly sideways in a ditch an hour outside of Nairobi. Makes me glad that Zhou did the research to find a quality tour. Yes, I would recommend Acacia to anyone looking into doing an overland tour or a safari.

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Puzzles for Postcards

Rhyme Time! (These do not follow any theme, solve two of three)

Tell everyone how many beans were in each of the three barrels
A CEO’s warm welcome to all attending the conference
Following the sounds a comedian induces

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Picture of the Day: For lack of anything more exciting happening today, this is a picture of Zhou coming back to the truck after a roadside toilet break.