The Beginning

Hi there kids remember me?

My name is Zelda the Zebra and the little guy on my very beautiful back is my friend Twitter.  How are all you guys doing? Do you miss Pa and Grandma? Well they miss you. 

They told Twitter and me that they missed you so much that we should write you and let you know how their trip is going. So me and Twitter are going to write you each week and tell you about what’s happening with them and us!

Do you remember Wednesday morning when they left the Village?  They took two cars. The first papa Nathanael drove, the other Miss Marlene and Miss Faith drove. Pa, grandma, and papa Tabach rode in papa Nathanael’s car and Miss Yashanah and Chloe rode in the other one. They all talked, laughed and had a great ride to the Memphis Airport.

When they got to the airport they decided to get some lunch while they waited for their plane to take off for Chicago. Here is a picture of them waiting for their plane after lunch.

Sometimes when you have to fly in an airplane you spend more time waiting for it to take off than you do when you’re riding in it. When they finally arrived in Chicago guess what they did?  They had to wait again and eat some dinner. 

Below is a picture of them waiting ….again.

Finally they got on another airplane and flew through the night and across the ocean to Turkey. After another little wait in the Istanbul Airport they got in one more airplane and took off for Africa. Unfortunately though, only half of their suitcases went with them. Someone forgot to put them on the plane!

Well, after a lot of waiting, flying and trying to sleep in an uncomfortable seat, they finally arrived at the Kenyan Airport. That’s when they found out about the suitcases. They were not very happy. They looked all over the airport and couldn’t find them. So they got to wait some more at the airport to find out what to do about the missing suitcases. They were getting very sleepy and Pa said ...a little grumpy.  After what seemed to them a very long time they left the baggage area and guess what they saw?

A very tired and excited George asking where are the rest of your suitcases?  So they explained to George about the missing suitcases and how tired they were. George took them right away to a hotel in Nairobi and they all fell fast asleep.

The next morning they all got up, and had a wonderful  Kenyan breakfast. Then  all of them headed out for George’s house in Nakuru. On the way out of Nairobi they saw some of Tweeter’s cousins the big African Storks in the trees above the crowded streets of Nairobi. They also had to stop for the president of Kenya to go by.

When they got in the country they saw baboons everywhere. They were sitting beside the road eating nasty things and begging for food. They have no manners at all. Disgusting!

Finally everyone pulled into George’s house in Nakuru and started fixing up their rooms. They told us it was good to finally be with their Nakuru family. After a good night sleep it was up for grocery shopping with a short stop for some chai tea and some Stony soft drinks.

That’s all for now. I'll write again soon....

Oh! Twitter reminded me to tell you that if you wanted to say something to any of the travelers, ask your mommies to show you how to leave a comment.

Well…. Kwa heri! That’s how we say goodbye here in Kenya.