Good Idea Dingus!

Well, Well, he comes through with good advice! Thanks Buddy!

Today we took the suggestion of our friend Mark Wall, and went to an elephant orphanage. Mark told us that it was "perhaps his favorite place in Nairobi." He didn't let us down! We had an amazing time! This place is in Nairobi National Park, which is just outside of the city. It a centre in the park where the raise young elephants that have become orphans. These come from all over Kenya. They raise them till they are between 2-5 years old depending on the elephant, and then they release them back into the wild.

They had 4 there that were only 2 months old or so. They were so little and so cute. I never thought I'd call an elephant cute, but these were really cute. I was great to watch them pick up everything with their little trunks. It really was special to see these and to be so close. They also had some that were a little older, which they fed milk while we were there. Then after the feeding, the elephants gave themselves a mud bath. It was great to watch them roll in the mud and splash it all over themselves. We had an amazing time, and still have the smiles on our faces! A great plan Wall!

We also had our first experience in a Matatu today! This is what they call mini buses in east Africa. They're 14 passenger vans that tear around the city and the country side. They're notorious for crashes and speeding. It was really crazy, but it's always a lot of fun to travel the way that the locals do.

We also had some fish and chips today. This is the first time we've had the chance to eat this since home, and it was excellent!

Here's some pictures of what we've been seeing in Nairobi so far. Tomorrow morning we're off to Burundi.



This is our hut!

we're in malaria land now

Erin, reading lonely planet at the Java House. I'm proud to say that Erin is now a coffee drinker! (I have a tear in my eye)

It's really nice to be somewhere with greenery again!

The rest are all of the little baby elephants. awwww!