After this we did some shopping in Nyeri before going back to the hotel. Linda went swimming in the pool, while I did some preparations Easter sermons. We had a snack to eat before going back to our room to rest, well Linda did, I went down the gym for an hours workout. In the evening we went for dinner at the Golf Club with James and Grace, although there had been a competition during the day and so no food were served till after the speeches and presentation. This lasted an hour so I was really hungry by the time the food came.
On Sunday we had to be up early as the driver was collecting us at 0745 so we could follow James to the church we were going to. It was an Anglian church St Marks and was a couple of miles outside of Nyeri. There were two services, the English one at 0830 lasting 90 minutes and the 1030 one in Kikuyu which was nearly three hours, I was preaching at both so we were there a long time. They did provide dinner which was rice and meat.
After this it was time to go back to Nairobi. We left Nyeri just after two and arrived back at The Stanley just after 4.30pm. It was a nice scenic drive, but the road was very busy and a single lane, so the driver had to keep overtaking slower vehicles. We checked in and had room 212. Linda decided to go swimming whilst I had a work out at the gym. We then dinner before sitting in the room and doing some reading. It was a tiring day.
On Monday we got up about 8am and had breakfast, then it was re-packing the cases for the last time. I then had to go into town and sort out a few things, while Linda went off to the Elephant sanctuary. She likes to go and see the baby elephants being fed. My view, seen one elephant you have seen them all! After that she went to the Kauzri Bead factory and managed to spend some money, what a surprise! I did the sensible thing and did a 2 hour session in the hotel gym and it cost nothing! I was listening to an interesting sermon on vision and leadership by Bill Hybels.
I then sat in the sun by the pool and watched a video on my Ipad. Linda turned up around 2pm and went for a swim. We then sat in the sun and enjoyed a coffee. Around 4pm we went to the Java House for a bite to eat, I had a steak sandwich with salad and Linda. A burger and chips. Our driver arrived at 6pm to take us to the airport, the traffic was horrendous, it made the M25 look fast, it took two and a half hours to get to the airport. It took an hour just to do two streets, fortunately we had left plenty of time. We then had to queue for the luggage scan, they scan all the luggage on the way into the airport. Once through there then it was quick to book in. It was disappointing there was no business lounge here, they just give you some snacks and drinks at the departure gate. We eventually boarded the plane and settled back to enjoy the journey. I sent a few texts to our friends before we left.
So another trip others, we gave away 2 computers,pens, pencils,flip flops, bibles, a set of golf clubs, schools dresses, knitted clothes, Lego, knitted blankets, balls and a couple of suitcases. We have given away the contents of three suitcases as well as providing some financial support to our friends. The only question they keep asking, is when will we be be back?