Today is our last full day in Samburu. Tomorrow is mostly a
travel day. We’ll leave our camp by mid-morning and arrive to Nairobi by late
afternoon, then do some shopping, and then eat and shower before the late night
flight to Amsterdam.
Part of the group is finishing up a hike up Olololokwe, a
mountain about 20 miles north of here and that holds spiritual value for the
Samburu tribe. It’s a steep incline for the first 90 minutes or so, and then it
opens up, mellows out and the view becomes spectacular.
The rest of the group is just taking it easy today and tying
up their own loose ends of saying good-bye to people they have met over the
past 10 days, buying last minute beaded jewelry and separating dirty laundry
from the really dirty laundry. The energy is mixed today, as to be expected. It’s
not an easy place to leave. Well, the heat might be easy to leave but it will
be tough to leave the people.
I will post a final blog before the group arrives to Denver
on Saturday for some thoughts about how to help your
sons/daughters/friends/loved ones transition back to their familiar surroundings.
If you’re picking any of them up at the
airport, you might bring them something warm to wear. Sounds like most of them
ditched jackets, hats, etc. when they were dropped off.
Brett
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