…we’ll be on a plane, embarking on a grand adventure.
We’re going to Kenya for a 10 day African/safari vacation!
We’re flying into the capital, Nairobi. Spending two days there, then traveling across Kenya to the coastal beach town of Mombasa before going on a multiday safari in the Tsavo National Parks. After that, we’ll relax on the beaches near Mombasa for a few days before flying back home.
With any luck, we’ll see the Big 5 (buffalos, elephants, lions, leopards, and rhinos) while exploring and sleeping in the game reserves. Oh, hay, elephants meandering outside the dining room area. How’s it goin?
(photo from one of the places we’ll be staying whilst safari’ing, Lion Hill Lodge)
Let me back up a bit.
Ever since the first “if you could travel anywhere in the world” conversation we’ve had, Weez and I have dreamt of visiting Africa; to go on safari. Fast forward to April 2012. My best friend, Priya, moved to Malawi (she does global public health, aka saves babies in Africa). Weez and I had a series of heart to hearts, and knew this was our chance. No kids, flexible work schedules, a friend already living in Africa.
So we started saving, and researching. It’s been 8 months of planning and I can’t believe it’s almost here!
My advisor told me something once, and it’s resonated ever since:
“You can always make more money. You can never get more time.”
I love that philosophy, and I hope to live by it for the rest of my life. The world is a big place, and now is the time to explore it. Not in 5 years, not when we save X dollars, not when we’re older. Money is meant to be spent. On grand adventures and experiences and memories.
And an adventure this will most certainly be. I can’t believe this is real life. Africa. In two weeks :) I’m so grateful and excited. Two weeks!
If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Color me extremely, extremely green! What an awesome trip!!! I think it is great you guys are getting out and traveling as much as you are now (pre-kids if you have them!). That is about my dream trip, right there!
Eeek!! How exciting! What a wonderful trip. It’s gonna be so much fun :)
Oh, my word. This is AWESOME!! I’m a little sad you won’t be hitting up Singapore again, but this looks like a fantastic adventure.
After all our travels last year, it would be greedy to say I’m jealous. But when a friend offered us the chance to join her on a safari trip over Chinese New Year, boy was that tempting!!!
And hey, if you get a little lost on the return trip, there’s always SE Asia…. =)
I AM SO JEALOUS!!!! As you know, Kili is on the top of the list but I’m dying to do a safari after the climb— PLEASE take at least 457 million photos for me to stare at when you get back!
OMGGGGG! SO EXCITED FOR YOU! (and a lot jealous!!!) So so cool!!!!
This is awesome, so excited! And can not wait for photos!
Before we moved to CO I worked at a group travel company that created group guided tours around the world – they were just finalizing a big 14 day trip to Africa that visited a lot of the same areas you are going…to say I’m rather jealous of your adventure would be an understatement! Have fun and please, please take a million pictures and just post a photo explosion when you get back!
Yes! So happy this is happening for you!
Money = You can’t take it with you and you can bet your life that your kids won’t bury it with you either.