Sunday, January 31, 2010

Nairobi


We made it to Nairobi safe and sound. We are staying at the Serena hotel which is very nice. We leave early in the morning for Eldoret. We did have a little trouble at the airport here. One of our "medical" bags is missing. we suspect that someone picked it up by accident, leaving behind a similar bag. We had a slight delay getting through customs. Susan had official letters for us all from both IU and the local hospital requesting that we be allowed to bring medical supplies. The letter from the hospital in Eldoret seemed to do the trick but the officer wanted to keep one of the letters for the office. we will be glad when we get all this stuff to Eldoret tomorrow (hopefully).

Of course, here's a Tusker beer…

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Detroit: boarding for Amsterdam


Boarding in Detroit for Amsterdam waiting for takeoff. Lots of confusion at the desk in the terminal. Apparently the Delta aquisition of Northwest becomes complete this weekend and they are having many issues integrating their computer systems. Who knew that this transition would be more difficult than Y2K???

Indy airport


Every trip starts at McDonald's…

7 of our group of 1¹have checked in. Our 50 pound bags are checked through to Nairobi. That's a relief! Next stop: Detroit.