Better Late Than Never!

Yo, it’s your boys Nik and Tommy. 

Day 4 Kenya Trip (see editor’s endnotes for further clarification)

It was dark and cold as the life-giving sun shone over the fertile Kenyan land. We felt the bitter cold from night before seep into our bones, which over time turned us into walking ice cubes. (1)

We set off for our journey towards the dining hall to feast on our sausages and eggs on crispy warm bacon.  

Our newly named group Delta Goon Squad (2) began our first mission of the day led us to the beasts of the Kenyan grasslands…BABY ELEPHANTS!!!

We got to play and chill with them for a lil bit and then transitioned our way to Phase 2 of the mission by learning about the culture through singing and dancing (3), as well as seeing traditional housing and village homes, which ultimately ended in a fiery fiasco fuelled by torches and acrobatics in the Bomas centre. (4)

With such a successful mission, we completed the day by celebrating by buying groceries at the supermarket to help us on our Kenyan survival trip 2019.

Endnotes:

1. It’s winter in Kenya, and while the city of Nairobi hits 22-25 degrees Celsius each day, the nights are cool. In the hills on the outskirts where we are staying, the nights are cold and damp, but we have hot water bottles to keep us warm at night!
2. Only Nik and Tommy are calling our group by this name
3. The show featured singers, drummers and dancers from some of the 42 tribes that live in Kenya. There was some audience participation, and our own Charlotte was brought onstage by Edwin (from our Nzumari Africa friends) to try her hand/feet at dancing!
4. The Bomas Centre is an amazing cultural centre that celebrates the various tribes and traditions of the many tribes.
5. Nik says his mom packed poorly. He’s suffering horribly
6. Editor reports that Nik is doing just fine and having a great time.