Kenya and Tanzania

Hello all!! Sorry for the delay in writing.....it's been a long but great few days and internet was scarce where we ended up after staying in Nairobi. So after our safari, we took a 10 hour bus to Mombasa, a beach city on the coast of Kenya. It was absolutely beautiful!! We spent a couple of days there just to get some r&r by the beach and that we did! The locals in Kenya are very nice people that I had the priviledge of speaking to, just do to my talkative nature. Many of them are very hard working people that start working at dawn until way after the sun goes down. I have a huge respect for them as they are honest people trying to make a decent living. It's great because many people think Saul is a local everywhere we go and therefore we don't get ripped off if he doesn't speak.....lol! In Mombasa we took matatu's everywhere, which are 14 passenger vans that are extremely cheap. There is a driver and a conductor that hollers from the side window to try and fill the van. When you want to get off the van you just knock on the side of the van and it pulls over! A really great experience actually.....

Soooo.....that was Mombasa and it was fabulous! After 2 days, we then took a bus that was supposed to be 9 hours to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, however there was a "minor" setback. 30 minutes into our drive we were pulled over by the police and the bus driver was told that our tires were flat, there were no seatbelts (which there were) and there was no speed governor. Then it was explained that in order to leave a "price" needed to be negotiated. So 6 hours later the acceptable price was set and we were off!! Although it seems like a hassle, it was a nice experience because I got to speak with a local for a few hours who explained his business, why he was going to Dar Es Salaam (to buy cheap products and sell in Kenya), and many other things. He actually got me the local price for a mango, which was amazing!! Anyway, once our bus was on the road it was fine. A little rough for the first three hours as there were no paved roads, but otherwise great!

Sorry I have to explain the rest later as I'm using a computer in a shop and it closes at 9pm and it's now 9:01. Love to everyone!!!