Ministering in Kenya: Holiday Like None Other

I never thought I would have a chance to stay at an all inclusive holiday by a beach. Never did I think I would be doing it in Kenya. David, Diane and myself decided that during this Aug. break from school that we would take a holiday together. One of the places to go is Mombasa. It would be considered one of the warm places to go and it is located on the coast of the Indian Ocean. So we booked a hotel that was right on the beach. Of course one then has to get there.

We started are travel at 2:30am leaving home on matatu for Nairobi which took 3 hours. Then once in Nairobi we took a taxi to the train station. The train left for Mombasa at 8:20 am. We were on the train for 6 hours. It was a good experience. It is currently the cheapest and fastest way to Mombasa. It cost $11. We arrived in Mombasa at 2:00. Then we called Uber (yes it is here) for a ride to the ferry. I wish I could take pictures of this experience. It was like a heard of elephants except it was people waiting to get on the ferry. No room for any personal space. So elbows up and you power through. Of course by this time exhaustion has hit so the patience level is low. Once we crossed on the ferry we got another matatu. This was another 40min ride and not in comfort. Then we got a tuk tuk (three wheeled vechle ) to the hotel. That was around 5:30. So after about 15 hours of travel we were finally there. We were tired, hungry and exhausted. We got settled into our rooms and waited for supper. Sleep came easy that night.

We were there for 5 nights. It was wonderful and most importantly it was warm. We soaked it all in. I will let the pictures speak more. Just to say to travel home we flew. It was so much nicer. It got us as far as Nairobi which only left a 3 hour matatu ride home.

It was a very blessed time away.

Pictures of the Hotel