Suffice to say, the past two days in Nairobi have been fascinating and illuminating. Yesterday, the kids and I started at the David Sheldrick Trust in the Nairobi National Park. The Trust was established to help baby elephants orphaned by poachers. It is open for only one hour a day, during which we got to pet the elephants (when they deigned to be petted) and to learn about how the Trust, started by Sheldrick’s wife, learned to nurse baby elephants for eventual return to the savannah.

The highlight of the day, for Brigid and Aidan, was our visit to the Nairobi walking safari, where we were invited into the cheetah enclosure to pet the cheetahs. (Yes, we have pix.) After lying docile for some time, one cheetah popped up and clearly wanted to play with Aidan. I was torn between taking a picture, or making sure he (Aidan) wasn’t eaten. You will have to look through our pix to see which motive won out. We then went to the giraffe sanctuary, where we fed the giraffes, although decided not to let them kiss us. Another nice meal at Gracia Guest House ended the day.

Today, after a lazy morning, we went to the National Museum of Kenya, which is closed for renovation, but we did get to visit the Snake Farm (oh, happy day.) We then went downtown to the Kenyatta Tower, where we went to roof and had a panoramic view of the city and surrounding area.

Oh, and we have our bag. It apparently did arrive at the airport on Sunday, but I had to go out yesterday afternoon to see if I could find it, because the tag was missing. So, thanks to all for your suggestions, but drastic measures no longer required.

Happy Birthday, Maggie!!!