Kenya Here We Come!

So here are the Long Beach paddlers going to Kenya - from left to right: Melissa Chen, Jerry Melton, Kathy Chin, MaryAnne Mosher, Mary Melton, Anthony Luna and Joe Yang.

We leave tomorrow afternoon. Bags are packed, we're taking laptops, office supplies and small toys for the children of Kivabuka Primary School in Uganda.

Our thanks go out to those who donated the laptops (Joe Yang, Alex Chen, Irwin Casiano, Dee Lowe and Jo McLachlan) and the wireless router (Crystal Gutenberg) - your generosity is appreciated! Special thanks to Alex Chen, Gary Furakawa and Audrey Pau for making sure the laptops are all in working order. . .!

OK, so this is where we're going - right below Somalia (where the pirates are pillaging).

The race takes place in Mombasa (SE corner on the Indian Ocean) . . . from there we go to the capitol city of Nairobi . . . then on to safari in Masai Mara National Reserve . . . next, an all-night safari at Lake Nakuru, back to Nairobi and finally - home!

Total time to get to our destination (4 airline segments later) from Long Beach, CA - approximately 32 hours. We have a 9-hour layover in London and hopefully we can get some sightseeing in while we're there. Stay tuned!