Sunday, on the way home!

We are on plane in Dar Es Salaam. We sure saw a lot of hippos, over hundred probably. Monkeys and baboons, more elephants up so close we could almost touch (but didn't). It was lush forest today - very different. We even caught a view of Mount Kiliminjaro on way to airport! Very cool - the highest in Africa. Maybe we will climb on a future (far future) trip. Some of the kids say they will.
We are all really hungry and now really tired. Checking in was a crowded and slow experience. We had a stop here so we've been on this plane for close to 3 hours. It is a full flight to Amsterdam and eight hours. Ugh ugh ugh. Then only one hour between and eight hour to NYC. We land at 7:30 am but will have been traveling for over 22 hours. Ugh ugh ugh again.
Then we drive back to Albany - I guess we will be there lunch time?
Did I mention I'm very hungry?
We are ready to come home and word of warning - we are each one of us in dire need of a long long shower.
Must be thousands of photos between us all, and many memories to last.
Thanks to those at home that made this trip possible. We've seen firsthand the results of everyone's contributions and what a difference it is making for our sister school.
See you all not soon enough!
Karen