Today we say goodbye to our Nairobi family & leave the guesthouse. We have 1 nights accommodation booked through the tour company, at a hotel in the city. This means all the members of the group can gather in one place & have the pre tour meeting the night before.
We had all our bags packed & ready to go by 2pm & piled into a taxi that George organised. We hugged everyone while liesa the 3 year old started howling... poor thing. I think shes going to miss us.
We were a bit surprised when George hoped into the front passenger seat & accompanied us into the city to make sure we didn't get lost or ripped off. There was some small confusion when the taxi driver took us to the Kenya Comfort Suites, instead of the Kenya Comfort Hotel.
Once we had checked in, we thanked George once again for everything & said our last goodbye of the day.
It was about 3.30pm at this stage & we were in need of a beer & food that we were hoping to sneak in before 5pm when the meeting started.
We had all our bags packed & ready to go by 2pm & piled into a taxi that George organised. We hugged everyone while liesa the 3 year old started howling... poor thing. I think shes going to miss us.
We were a bit surprised when George hoped into the front passenger seat & accompanied us into the city to make sure we didn't get lost or ripped off. There was some small confusion when the taxi driver took us to the Kenya Comfort Suites, instead of the Kenya Comfort Hotel.
Once we had checked in, we thanked George once again for everything & said our last goodbye of the day.
It was about 3.30pm at this stage & we were in need of a beer & food that we were hoping to sneak in before 5pm when the meeting started.
Unfortunately the food didn't come out till just before 5pm & we had to get it in a take away bag. We met our guide who's name is Jurumba (I'm not sure if that's the correct spelling or if he has a longer name) & he is a local Kenyan. The group that attends the meeting is about 10 people, mostly our age from Germany, America & Australia. We are told that there are more people arriving overnight & in the morning we will meet up with a few more people already on tour who have been in Uganda.
Making our group about 25 in total. The people who arrived overnight are from Lithuania, are over the age of 50 & not overly friendly or keen to start conversations or introduce themselves.
The meeting goes for 1 hour & is pretty straight forward with no big surprises. We are delighted to find out that the tour now provides mattresses to sleep on, which is a bonus for us & an upgrade from 2013 when you had to provide your own. I feel a bit jibbed that I've been carrying around a blow up mattress in my pack this whole time in preparation for camping in Africa. It's been an absolute pain in the bum & takes up 1/4 of my pack space... oh well. Another upgrade is the facilities at each campsite now have a toilet, showers, bar & charging stations. Year's ago I remember going days with none of those things. The tourism industry must be going really well.
The meeting goes for 1 hour & is pretty straight forward with no big surprises. We are delighted to find out that the tour now provides mattresses to sleep on, which is a bonus for us & an upgrade from 2013 when you had to provide your own. I feel a bit jibbed that I've been carrying around a blow up mattress in my pack this whole time in preparation for camping in Africa. It's been an absolute pain in the bum & takes up 1/4 of my pack space... oh well. Another upgrade is the facilities at each campsite now have a toilet, showers, bar & charging stations. Year's ago I remember going days with none of those things. The tourism industry must be going really well.
After the meeting we eat dinner & Tom goes back down to the bar to make friends while I pamper myself with a face mask & wash my hair. At 9pm I try to go to bed after reading a few chapters of my book, but I can't quiet my brain. There is a night club in a building across the road on the 3rd floor, directly across from our window which is also on the 3rd floor. They are playing some 90's RnB
so loudly the window frame is rattling & there is a genuine risk the bassline could interfere with my hearts rhythm. Ear plugs & even my own calm music listened through head phones does little to block it out. It is slightly turned down at 12am which is also the time Tom appears back in the hotel room.
At 1.30am, I am still wide awake. In addition to the music I can hear drunk people on the street yelling & fighting, while next to me Tom is giving me his best wart hog impersonation with every inhale.
I give up on sleep & continue reading my book. Tomorrow can't come soon enough.
- Alli
At 1.30am, I am still wide awake. In addition to the music I can hear drunk people on the street yelling & fighting, while next to me Tom is giving me his best wart hog impersonation with every inhale.
I give up on sleep & continue reading my book. Tomorrow can't come soon enough.
- Alli
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