We haven't written in a while, so what we are writing now about Mombasa happened about a two weeks ago. So this is about our trip to the coast.
Day 1: June 24
On this day we drove from Nairobi to Mombasa, which is about six or seven hours away from Nairobi. We woke up in the morning at about 6:15 and left the Methodist Guest House at 7:oo. On the way to Mombasa we stopped a lot to buy drinks or use the restroom because it was a really long drive. When we finally got to our hotel in Mombasa it was about four in the afternoon and we were all really tired and ready to hit the pool. Gatwiri and Izzy decided to swim right when we got there because it was really hot even though the pool was going to close in about thirty minutes. While they were swimming I was showering and getting ready for dinner because we had to dress up for dinner. After dinner we went to our rooms and packed our bags because we were going to move to different hotel rooms because the ones we were staying in weren't very nice. After we were moved to the better rooms, we settled down and went to bed.
Day 2: June 25
On this day we woke up went to breakfast and immediately after breakfast Izzy, Gatwiri, and I went to the pool to swim. We stayed in the pool until lunch time and then went to a seafood restaurant, over looking the Indian Ocean and had some delicious, fresh seafood. After lunch we got back into the pool for a while and then after some time we went for tea and snacks on by the beach. After we had our tea and had eaten our snacks we went down to the beach for a camel ride. The camel ride was a lot of fun and Gatwiri, Izzy, and I enjoyed ourselves. After the camel ride we decided to buy some things on the beach. We all bought beautiful wraps to go over our swimming suits and we also bought some presents for friends. Then we left the beach and Gatwiri and Izzy got back into the pool while I just lounged around. When the pool closed everyone went to their rooms to get ready for dinner. This hotel insists on people dressing up for dinner and anyone who came in with shorts was sent back to change or was given a wrap to cover his legs. After dinner, we went back to our rooms and slept.
Day 3: June 26
On this day we woke up very early, went to breakfast, and then left on our long trip back to Nairobi. It was good to be settled in a room. This time around we went to a hotel located just across from the Nairobi National Park. We were able to see lions, rhinos, elands and impala. Imagine seeing wildlife from our hotel without paying park fees!
