Just 21 days until we leave.
You may have heard that Kenya seems to be having some social issues of late. They had an election and some guy won and some other guy disagreed with his victory. One thing led to another and tribal confict and chaos ensued. You can read about it on the BBC website called "Kenya in Crisis" (the name doesn't bode well) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/africa/2008/kenya/default.stm. Now, instead of people asking are we ready or excited or packed, we get "are you still going?" Yes, we are still going, for two reasons. 1. We are assured by our awesome travel agent MaryLyn that she has heard from other clients who are in Kenya right now and they say all is fine. 2. Our cancellation insurance does not cover acts of war. 3rd bonus reason, Me and Mom are cool enough to travel to rogue states.
Seriously, I am more worried about what to pack and if I can ever stop buying things using the excuse that it's for my trip.
My packing list so far:
clothes. (specifics still to be determined)
Tilley Hat (as yet unpurchased)
Hiking boots, walking shoes, sandals, bandaids
Books: bird book, Lonely Planet, two novels (small font, many pages)
Book light, head lamp
Binoculars (Christmas gift from Paul and Katherine - totally awesome)
Cameras - one mini for pocket and one 10X zoom for safari closeups
Extra memory cards for the cameras.
Battery recharger, extra batteries
Malaria medication
bug spray, sunscreen, sunglasses
Toiletries
Laundry soap, laundry line, sink stopper
Travel Pillow, water bottle
Big Back pack, small day pack, cool over the shoulder hunting sachel from Capital Iron (with bullet holders although I probably won't take bullets)
Well, I'm sure that more will be added but those are the very basics that I can remember right now.
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