12/19/2024 was the last day with the safari group. We had a flight from Malindi to Nairobi in the late afternoon, and everybody else took a connecting flight from there back home. But we decided to stay one extra day in Nairobi.

We had to check out of our room at 11am, but they allowed us to hang out on the grounds until our shuttle came to pick us up around 2pm. We packed all of our stuff, including my camera (from here on out I’d only be using my phone).

That morning I abandoned my goal of getting the perfect sunrise and decided to sleep in. After checking out, we sat around the bar area and read books.

Finally our shuttle came to take us to the airport and after a short wait, we boarded our plane.

In Nairobi, we said goodbye to our fellow travelers and spent the night at the Hilton Garden Inn near the airport.