up in the middle of the night

new moon tonight, which means no moon,

stars are unbelievable, plentiful and bright,

a shooting star

check in on their flight status

they are in the air, starting their trip over the pond

from London to Newark, it's 4 am montana time

they have over 7 hours in the air before they arrive to Newark

check e-mail and there are a dozen photos from their host Bertil

the three travelers on their last day in Nairobi,

checking in on Our Kids in Kibera

at the airport checking in to their first flight

and their journey home

my allergies are stuffing up my nose

and burning my eyes

need to get back to bed

and get the second half 

of my often interrupted sleep