Arriving In Kenya

After another long flight we landed in Nairobi at 7am. Our next flight left from the domestic airport across the street at 11am so we had some time to kill, but we were so tired we just wanted to get checked in and try to sleep some more. We got off the plane and paid for our visas - we heard we could have some trouble getting visas and getting through customs but they didn't check anything, they are so desperate for tourists they just took our money and stamped our passports. On the way across the street to the domestic airport there was a group of nice gentlemen to help us with our luggage. Although we kindly declined their services they grabbed our bags out of our hands and pulled them for the final 50 yards and then told us we had to pay them. Luckily for us the airport patrol came strolling by and they dropped our luggage and ran. A few of them were courageous enough to come back and get a few shillings out of us. The airport was a small building with no air conditioning (a luxury we would soon be entirely without) and a small snack bar. When we flew into Mombasa and got off the plane it felt 20 degrees hotter. The coastal humidity was thick and has taken some getting used to. An employee from the bank, Bernice, was waiting for us at the airport and took us home in a taxi. Bernice took us to the grocery store and then we came home and got settled in for our first night in Kenya.

Nairobi Airport

Leaving the Domestic Airport for Mombasa

Boarding the plane to Mombasa - our last flight!

Finally there!!