In our final post, we wanted to say thank you to everyone who has followed us through this two-month journey. We can honestly say that we wouldn't have made it through the challenging times without the love and support of those back home. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.
We had the fortunate opportunity to travel and experience Kenya to its fullest after our time in Eldoret. We began by traveling to Zanzibar, a small island off the coast of Tanzania. We then met Lindsay's parents back in Kenya for their 30th wedding anniversary and had a fabulous time on a ten-day safari in Laikipia (in the shadows of Mt. Kenya) and the Masai Mara (one of the top safari areas in the world). Since we haven't updated the blog in a while, we thought it would be appropriate to reflect on our experiences from the last two weeks with a "top ten" list:
10. Listening to Abel, our waiter, sing "pole pole sasa" (slowly slowly now) as he performed his baboon dance by twisting his hips from side-to-side.
9. Watching Erik shave his beard into a hideous 2-month gotee that he thought was hilarious.
8. Watching three cheetah brothers stalk a herd of zebras.
7. Saying goodbye to Sydney, a 3 year-old orphan, who latched onto Lindsay's leg everyday with a smile that spread ear-to-ear.
6. Giving Lindsay's mom and dad the biggest, tearful hugs after driving for three hours in pouring rains to meet them.
5. Being awoken at 3:00 am in our canvas-walled tents by the sound of elephants ripping down trees just feet away from us.
4. Walking the beautiful, white-sand beach of Zanzibar in bare feet with wine-in-hand looking out at the Indian Ocean.
3. Being charged full speed by an aggressive black rhino when we approached too closely with our safari truck.
2. Witnessing the sunrise in shades of hot pinks and oranges as we drifted over the Masai Mara and Serengeti in a hot-air balloon.
1. Coming upon three, full-sized, male and female lions on the hunt for prey in the EXACT spot where Lindsay had peed outside of the truck just 30 minutes earlier. And then hearing our guide laugh about how the lions were certainly watching from the hillside the entire time.
The last two months have been life-changing. We have grown in ways the we didn't think were possible, and we will cherish these memories for the rest of our lives. Our time has been full of challenges, suffering, death, and pure happiness. Hopefully we've been able to make a small impact somewhere in this world full of need. Thank you all so much for supporting us.
In our final post, we wanted to say thank you to everyone who has followed us through this two-month journey. We can honestly say that we wouldn't have made it through the challenging times without the love and support of those back home. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.
We had the fortunate opportunity to travel and experience Kenya to its fullest after our time in Eldoret. We began by traveling to Zanzibar, a small island off the coast of Tanzania. We then met Lindsay's parents back in Kenya for their 30th wedding anniversary and had a fabulous time on a ten-day safari in Laikipia (in the shadows of Mt. Kenya) and the Masai Mara (one of the top safari areas in the world). Since we haven't updated the blog in a while, we thought it would be appropriate to reflect on our experiences from the last two weeks with a "top ten" list:
10. Listening to Abel, our waiter, sing "pole pole sasa" (slowly slowly now) as he performed his baboon dance by twisting his hips from side-to-side.
9. Watching Erik shave his beard into a hideous 2-month gotee that he thought was hilarious.
8. Watching three cheetah brothers stalk a herd of zebras.
7. Saying goodbye to Sydney, a 3 year-old orphan, who latched onto Lindsay's leg everyday with a smile that spread ear-to-ear.
6. Giving Lindsay's mom and dad the biggest, tearful hugs after driving for three hours in pouring rains to meet them.
5. Being awoken at 3:00 am in our canvas-walled tents by the sound of elephants ripping down trees just feet away from us.
4. Walking the beautiful, white-sand beach of Zanzibar in bare feet with wine-in-hand looking out at the Indian Ocean.
3. Being charged full speed by an aggressive black rhino when we approached too closely with our safari truck.
2. Witnessing the sunrise in shades of hot pinks and oranges as we drifted over the Masai Mara and Serengeti in a hot-air balloon.
1. Coming upon three, full-sized, male and female lions on the hunt for prey in the EXACT spot where Lindsay had peed outside of the truck just 30 minutes earlier. And then hearing our guide laugh about how the lions were certainly watching from the hillside the entire time.
The last two months have been life-changing. We have grown in ways the we didn't think were possible, and we will cherish these memories for the rest of our lives. Our time has been full of challenges, suffering, death, and pure happiness. Hopefully we've been able to make a small impact somewhere in this world full of need. Thank you all so much for supporting us.
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