Day One...

Well my mother just dropped me off at the Indianapolis airport.  It's been a long time since the last time I flown, actually it was pre 9/11.  I know there has to be a ton of security checks and other things.  In my mind I thought as long as I get there 1 hour before my flight I should be okay.  The thing is I was suppose to be at the airport 2 hours in advance, didn't figure that out until I got there and everyone was already there.  Ooooops....good thing I live 10 minutes from the airport...lol

 

So here's the schedule....Indianapolis to Detroit, Detroit to Amsterdam and Amsterdam to Nariobi, Kenya.  I make sure to take my Dramamine because I don't fly well without it and this 23 hour flight (with transfers) is going to be a long ride....

 

We are moments from landing in Amsterdam and my legs go numb.....boy thank goodness I have an aisle seat.  The food we were served was very good.  I've never travelled international up until this point but I definitely don't remember food this good on domestic flights...lol 

 

We arrive in Amsterdam at 6:00 a.m., oh man.......this is way too early....but at this point I'm still running on adrenline.  We decided to have breakfast at a cafe and is that Marvin Gaye I hear in the background?  Then I hear the Gap Band....it's been a long time since I hear, "Just because you're not for real...."(if you don't know what song I'm talking about look it up...lol) The food is great but I'm not that hungry, we were stuffed on the plane...

 

So we catch our connecting flight and are on our way to Nairobi.  The GPS tracking system is great.....it showed exactly when we crossed the Atlantic Ocean, Paris, etc..... Also I watch Dreamgirls, Bobby, and Stranger Than Fiction.  Guess I didn't need my Ipod after all.:-)

 

I wake up in the middle of the night and look out my window.  I see the Full Moon hovering over the Atlantic Ocean.  The reflection against the water was beautiful!!!!!

 

It's 10:45 p.m. when we arrive in Nairobi.  We received our Visas and all of our luggage...........thank goodness:-)  Our driver picks us up and we head over to the Fairview hotel for the evening.  One thing though.....they drive on the right sideof the car, down the left side of the street.......LOL  Also, no speed limit signs, stop signs or stop lights............not that I can see.  This was confirmed by the other people I was with...........LOL

 

So I check in............am welcomed by the hotel staff warmly and dift off to la la land.........

Now check in tomorrow for the next update..........(I'll have pics up soon)