Made it to Amsterdam

I am sitting the lounge in Amsterdam feeling refreshed and awake, despite getting no sleep on the last flight. The reason I feel so refreshed and awake is because I just took a hot shower and am drinking my free coke with those tiny little ice cubes I love so much.



The shower was amazing. They had one of those rain shower heads and I just stood there for several minutes. This place is great. It's like staying in a hotel where everything is covered. They provided everything I needed, soap, shampoo and a towel. There was no time limit so I just took my time getting ready and repacking my bag. It feels great to be in a fresh clothes with clean hair.

Ok, enough of the shower.

The flight from Detroit was great and took 7 hours. It went by surprisingly fast considering the seats didn't have their own TV screens. Usually I watch a bunch of movies and the time flies by. This time I rested, read and played a ton of Yahtzee. My scores are normally in the 200s, but my high so far has been 409.



I sat next to a nice lady who was traveling with her husband. They were heading to Hungary where they were going to board a Viking ship for a cruise to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

My internal clock is so messed up. I have no idea what day or time it is. Traveling alone as been ok. It's much more fun with people, but I am managing. I miss my Africa traveling partners, the Yordts. Every time I have flown back and forth it has been with them. Mike has done this so many times and knows everything so we just followed him. Now I have to think and figure things out on my own! So far my only gaffe has been to not lock a bathroom stall and having someone walk in on me! That is so embarrassing!

I leave for Nairobi in 8 hours. I will kill time by by hanging out in the lounge and maybe walking around the airport. My carry on luggage is so heavy that it's a little tough to get around easily so we'll see...