Cows Goats Donkeys Chickens Cats Dik Diks Warthog Pigeon Elephant Tortoise Giraffe Colobus Monkey Baboon Gazelle Zebra Palm nut vulture Oryx Elephant dung Ant and termite hills Cape buffalo Water buck Vervet Monkey Gray headed kingfisher Guinea hens Young black Mamba (rare) Black Rhino (rare) Monitor Lizard (rare) Tawny eagle Hyrax Agama Lizard Yellow necked…
Time to Build: Kenya House Days One-Three
By far, one of the most difficult and heart wrenching moments-and some of the best- have been while building a home for Musa and his family. They do have a mother, but she is not mentally healthy and or able to care for the family. At age 14, Musa (I have formerly referred to him…
Time for Creatures: Elephants
One last blog for the day. I'm exhausted but am not sure when we will have wifi again. I think we will have internet at Dad and Sue's but Dad says it can be spotty. Sue asked what I might blog about tonight and I told her I have enough for more than five posts!…
Time for Chaos and Rest: First Night in Kenya
We arrived! Though still not sure what day it is, we have arrived and are staying in Nairobi. We arrived at the airport late last night. Tim and I stood in a very long and chaotic line to get our VISAs. We each knew we had to say we were coming as tourists, not to…
Time for a Stop: Amsterdam
The flight to Amsterdam was pleasant enough for a guy who has a hard time sitting still for long periods of time and a woman fearful of flying. We both watched movies, tv, and played some games. We each slept about 1 1/2 hours. They serve a heck of a lot of food- dinner, snacks,…
Time to Fly: Exhausted in Seattle
Between waking up early, saying goodbye to the zoo, walking a tour of two airports, and embarking on our first flight of nine (including the two for the safari), we are exhausted. Tim's napping beside me at SeaTac and I'm...well, I'm blogging! I'm terrified of flying but am excited about where we are going. So…
4 duffels packed (three with supplies for those in Kenya and one for us) Two carry on suitcases Two personal items Two passengers Two passports Travel time from place to place? 24 Hours. Here we go! Safely and running on time!
Time for Zookeeping: The Zoo
One of the hardest things about traveling is leaving the pets. We are fortunate in that we have amazing friends and family who will serve as pet and house sitters. Both the house and the animals will be properly occupied, watched over, and secure. But still, it makes it hard to leave the "bubs", aka…
Time to Work: Deworming Clinic and Schools
A major project Tim and I are honored about doing in Maua is a deworming clinic at an area school. Our families donated enough money over Christmas of 2013 so that we could treat more than 500 children with deworming pills. Tim and I will visit a school to deliver the deworming pills and deliver…
Time to Work: House Build
Tim and I are so honored that we are able to do some projects while in Maua, Kenya in association with the Maua Methodist Hospital. Montavilla United Methodist Church in Portland, Oregon raised enough money to build a house after hearing about the needs of the Maua population from Jim and Sue. Since the members…
9a Clock 