A long journey home...

The trip home really began for us on Saturday when we said goodbye to Karatu... we had enjoyed a great party the night before and headed out first thing so that we would have the afternoon to do last minute souvenir shopping in Arusha. We spent the night there and then left on Sunday for Nairobi.

This time around we were able to catch a glimpse of Mt. Kilimanjaro from the road:

We arrived in Nairobi late in the afternoon and spent a quiet evening at the 680 Hotel. Checked out at noon with a little less than 12 hours until our flight. Left out luggage at the hotel and walked to the National Museum which was, unfortunately, closed for renovations. Instead we ate our last traditional meal for lunch and enjoyed an afternoon exploring downtown Nairobi.

Here's a couple photos of the city:

We arrived at the aiport at 8:30pm local time and spent the next 24 hours either in the air or in transit at Heathrow before finally arriving in Toronto late afternoon on Tuesday.

All in all it was a great trip! We're all close to being adjusted to the time change...

Check back in a couple of weeks to hear some reflections from the group!