Sunday, 18 December 2011

Nairobi!

Hi everyone,

22 travelling hours later and we are here! I for one am wrecked, Marty is faring a little better, but we both enjoyed a shower and some food once we arrived at our accommodation!
The flight was fine, the blessing of sleeping tablets allowed us both to get at least 7 hours sleep on and off. We had to do an 'Amazing Race' run in Doha between terminals; they have no joined terminal so you are bussed everywhere. It was very military-like but seemed to run well. We enjoyed the flight out of Doha over some Star Wars landscapes, much of the land we crossed wasn't inhabited.
I was surprised at how calm and low key Nairobi airport was like. They seem to be expanding around it so there was a lot of construction, but at the moment it is the size of one terminal in Melbourne.
Our drive to our accommodation was fun, with Marty asking all sorts of questions of our driver. We got our first 'Hakuna Matata' used in everyday language. Swahili is the national language here, but all signage and advertisements are in English. Petrol is just as expensive here as home, however we're on a much better wage!
Our accommodation is small but pretty, Marty has already been taking photos! We'll hang around here for the afternoon, I don't think they have daylight savings so for safety our adventures are limited to daytime!

Love to everyone at home,

Rach and Marty xxxx

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