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An African Adventure
Jan 31 - Feb 12 2019
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Jumeirah Mina A'Salam
Jan 31 2019

Day 1 - Departed PDX Wednesday, Arrived in Dubai at 8pm Thursday via Seattle on Emirates.

Classic PDX carpet shot

777 from Seattle

Beautiful PNW sunset

Dinner options onboard

Flying over the north pole

Hotel in Dubai

The hotel lobby

Entrance to the room

Complementary slippers

Welcome message

View of the room

Entry and closet

Bathroom

Complementary fruit

Bathroom light

View from the room

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Dubai
Feb 01 2019

Day 2 \240- Breakfast in the room, At the top tour of the Burj Khalifa at 10, lunch in the city, Abra hotel tour, Platinum Heritage Desert Experience

Headed to the topv

Daytime view from the room

Headed downtown to the Burj Khalifa

The Burj Khalifa - worlds tallest building

Dubai mall aquarium

Lunar new year decorations

Headed to the top

View from floor 148

2717 ft

Downtown mosque

Lunch at the Arabian Tea house

Traditional breakfast plate with cardamom tea

Click to play - call to prayer

Hotel from the abra

Complementary abras

Just enjoying the ride around the property

Grounds of the desert experience- owned by the royal family

Platinum Heritage Classic Range Rovers

My buddy

❤️

Off we go

Windy

Oasis with sparkling apple cider

The peregrine falcon

Falcon show

Back to the jeeps

Off to the dinner tent

Arabian coffee with figs

Coffee preparation

Shisha pipe

Flatbread

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Dinner tent

Lentil soup and lemon mint drink

Hummus

Meat pies

Henna

Dinner show

Amazing experience!

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Dubai
Feb 02 2019

Day 3 - Morning shopping, checkout, lobby snack, flight to Nairobi at 3:30pm, check in to Crown Plaza Nairobi, meetup with Yoga and Beer group

Time to shop

Hotel Souk

View from the beach

The famous Burj Al Arab hotel

Beautiful beach

Feet in the Persian Gulf

Lobby snacks

Lemon cake - yumm!

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Nairobi
Feb 03 2019

Day 4 - Check out of Crown Plaza, Journey to Nakuru National Park (3 hours), check-in and game drive

Crown Plaza - Nairobi

Nairobi - the slum

Roadside baboons

Common street stands

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Entering the park

Gate - Nakuru National Park

Water buck

Flamingos

Very spiky trees

Water buffalo

One of the big five

African eagle

Entrance to the lodge

Our room

View from restaurant at lunch

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Lunch buffet

Game drive

Heron

Hyeena

Baboon

Flamingo

Zebra

Buffalo

Rhino

Mama and baby

Lioness

The king!

Just beautiful

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The ladies

Bedtime

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Lake Nakuru
Feb 04 2019

Day 5- Morning Safari and Journey to Mbita (5 hours)

Sunrise

Off again

Impala

Giraffes!

More rhinos

Baboon

Warthog

Waterbuck

Tea fields of Kenya

Our lodging for the next 3 days

Home

Cold showers

Compost toilets

Bar and dining

The beer of Kenya

Time for yoga

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Mbita
Feb 05 2019

Day 6 - Mbita Service - School, Chapati lesson and Livelong women’s group

Breakfast

Watermelon, papaya and mango

Banana pancakes

Fish catch

Children greet us with song

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Danson joins in

Classroom

Math

Painting of the buildings

Kitchen

Serving lunch

Rice and beans

Life skills corner

Religion corner

Science corner

Math corner

Chipati lessons

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The women of the Livelong group welcome us with song and dance

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We share a meal

We deliver care pouches

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Mbita
Feb 06 2019

Day 7 - Mbita Service - Back to the school for supply delivery, installation of rain catch system, Mud House construction for one of the women of Livelong and evening Boat ride with Hippos.

Securing stakes

Side wall construction

Securing with reeds

Roofing

Mud walls begin

Break

House recipient - mother and 3 children

Her old house

New house almost complete

Afternoon meal provided by the village

Ride in the matatu

Boat time

And beer time

Click to play - we love Danson’s song

Hippos!

Back on shore

Dutch Blitz and....

Downtime.

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Crowne Plaza Nairobi
Feb 07 2019

Day 8 - Leave Mbita - all day drive back to Nairobi (8 hours)

Group farewell

Danson - our Masai guide, educator, driver, bathroom finder, caretaker and friend

Room service at the crown plaza after and hour long hot shower

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Lamu
Feb 08 2019

Day 9 - Depart Nairobi for Lamu - check into Moon Houses - Sunset sail on the Hippo Dhow

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Boardwalk to the boat taxis

Bags are loaded

Off to Shela

Arriving in Shela, Lamu

Ditch the shoes

Amazing private homes for the duration

My room

Private house kitchen

Sitting area

Door to the street

View from the roof

Wine time

Donkeys are everywhere- no cars in Shela

Ladies are ready in mumus

Sailing

Snacks

Mikki with her wine

Seville is happy

Rachel and Vicky

Sunset

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Lamu
Feb 09 2019

Day 10 - Walking Tour of Lamu Town - Massage, Shopping, Samosas Dinner at the Shela Women’s Association q

Entrance to old Lamu town, UNESCO world heritage center

Donkey sanctuary

Our guide

Yelling blocks

Amazing carved doorways

The market

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Floating bar

Henna

Shopping and picking up some local carvings

Shela women’s association Samosa lesson

Fresh veggies

Dinner is served - Samosas and Pilau (rice and fish)

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Feb 10 2019

Day 11 - Yoga, breakfast, cafe visit for donation drop, Hippo Dhow cruise, Beach lunch, afternoon downtime and shopping, group dinner

Helping out a new cafe in town

Cafe owners with the group

Dropping anchor for a swim

Feet in the Indian Ocean

Lunch on the beach

Chipati, Fresh fish, fruit and salad

Mango and bananas

Mango is the best I’ve ever had

Lobster dinner

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Pate Island
Feb 11 2019

Day 12 - Pate Island Service - Safari Dr Outpost cleanup and School supply delivery

Mikki and Kelly (our trip organizers)

Pate Island (40 min from Lamu by boat)

Safari Dr Outpost

Cleaning walls

Painting

Off to the school

Swahili alphabet

Lunch is served for the children

Daily schedule

Our friend enjoying lunch scraps

Fresh coconut water provided on the street

Mission complete!

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Nairobi
Feb 12 2019

Day 13 - Farewell to Lamu, flight back to Nairobi, lunch, Nairobi National Park and Sheldrick Wildlife Sanctuary, then to the airport

Bye Lamu!

Nairobi National Park just outside the city

Beautiful cranes

Yoga bird

Zebra jam

Pumba

Ostriches

Masai Giraffe

White Rhino

Visit to my foster babies

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Enkesha - Foster #1

She was rescued at age 1 from a snare that almost severed her trunk

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Her keeper sleeps with her all night

Foster baby 2 - Maarifa

1 year old rhino rescued from a mud hole

Amazing place

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