The weather here is very cool and I would put my jacket on if I had it. It seems that somewhere in the travel from DFW to Detroit, from Detroit to Amsterdam, or from Amersterdam to Nairobi ALL seven of our luggage bags were lost. After traveling for 30 hours I waited in a three hour line to fill out lost luggage information. While I waited, Paul kept Kaden entertained by secretly putting his American money on the conveyor belt for Kaden to find. So far Kaden has found a Euro, some Canadian money and of course Dad's pennies and nickels from the states.
Micah and Kaden were excellent international travelers. We were so proud of the way they behaved on the long flights and they worked so hard rolling their carry-ons through the airports, One connection in particular was extremely close and we had to navigate a very large airport. Kaden had just woke up and it was all he could do to keep up with us. Bless his heart, at one point he thought he had left his Nintendo DS on the airplane and he started to cry. Knowing that my word was not going to be convincing enough, I took the time to stop and show him where I had put it in my bag. On every flight, we sat on the VERY last row of the plane. While Paul and I knew we were sitting in the noisiest spot, it worked out really well for Micah and Kaden to be near the bathrooms and they got lots of special attention from the flight attendants. Everyone was very complimentary of the boys and their behavior. On our last flight they were invited into the upper deck of the 747. When they came back down, Micah showed us his pictures they had taken.
Kaden is jumping right in a bringing smiles to the African faces as he greets and thanks them in their native language. Micah is our photographer and I suppose I will pen the documentary. Hope you enjoy the great adventure!
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| Micah and Kaden arrive safely in Nairobi, Kenya. Thank you pilots ! |
