Africa Itinerary

The state department is not being very encouraging, but we have gotten some good news from Kenya and the trip is still on. We will be leaving Mpls Monday at 3:30 P.M.

8+ hours to Amsterdam and 8 1/2 to Nairobi . We will be 9 hours ahead of your time.

5th in Nairobi hotel.

6th-Drive to Safari Sweet Waters Lodge (should see camels, yes camels and rhinos, etc.)

7-10th in Samburu Lodge. You can actually find Samburu on some African maps.
(at this time we will have crossed the equator as we go North)

11th Alliance Naro Moru Lodge

12-13th Lake Elementaita Lodge- Lake Nakuru (also on some maps)
and Masai Mara Game Reserve

14-15th Fig Tree Lodge

16-17th Sarova Mara Camp

18th Back to Nairobi and fly out late that night arriving home on the 19th

All this is subject to change according to the conditions. We hope to find internet connections so we can update this and get some pictures of what we are doing.

Hope you all keep things going in New London-Spicer until we get back.

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Family-(missing Steve, Timm and Lloyd)

Hi from Lloyd. We are still planning to go ,but we are not encouraged by the news coming out of Kenya. Stay tuned.

The picture on the left are all the knitting projects that Marie did for Christmas.

Sweaters for herself, Jenna, and Jordan, vests for Isaac and Ted, scarfs for Allison, Jana, and Daidre, mittens for Micah and Ander, backpack for Anica, rug for Kjerstin, and a throw for Aasta.

Whew that was one busy grandma.

Here is a picture of most of the family that will be praying for us-PLUS YOU- while we travel!!

Preparations

Today is Sunday, Jan.27. I (Marie) am busy packing and prodding Lloyd to do likewise. Although the news from Kenya is not encouraging, we are confident that we are travelling away from the "action". We will be travelling in two vehicles- 7 Americans, including 2 grandchildren of fellow travellers, and 2 Kenyan guides.

By the way, we will be flying out of Mpls. on Mon., Feb. 4 and will change planes in Amsterdam, arriving in Nairobi on the evening of the 5th. We will return to Mpls on Feb. 19.

More later...