Overarching Plan:
Charlie and Chris meet up at the London airport on November 2nd and head to Kenya to reconnoiter with our seasoned tour guide, Ms. Jennifer Birtcher. From there, we will assist in a humanitarian capacity for a few days at the project that is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation of which Jen is the Project Director. Following this, we will secure a Safari, hopefully somewhat inexpensively, to explore the African ecosphere - I made that word up - and look for the "big 5" animals (i.e. Zebras, Giraffes...etc). Following days of wrastling Lions and Tigers, we will connect-up with a guide who will be taking us up to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro up to 19,000+ feet in elevation! This will take a week to accomplish. Additionally, we may attempt to search a diamond even larger than the largest diamond in the world. Wish us luck. On the 16th of November Chris and I will return back to England to vacation from our "vacation" and rejuvenate our thrashed and massively mangled bodies. Kidding, Liz. Charlie and perhaps some of the Birds, should they feel inclined, to take occasional trips around England and naturally we will be celebrating American Thanksgiving together, by eating a huge Spam-Turkey after which point Charlie will leave the merrie land of England and the merry Birds for the U.S. in the end of the month.
And hopefully accomplish all this without contracting some weird disease that will permanently disfigure us for life. On a lighter subject....
Part I - THE PREPARATION
(Charlie's Account)
I tried to get to the Kenyan Consolate on my lunch break and back in 1 hour. Not going to happen in LA. Finding a parking space alone took almost 1 hours. I jest.
Getting vaccinations - "Tell him you're shottt!" - Brian Regan
(Chris' Account)
