Happily (depending, I suppose, on your point of view) it now looks like I will get to return to the U.S. following the Kenya trip. Our terrific travel agent notified me earlier this afternoon that we now have a replacement itinerary for the canceled direct Nairobi-to-Atlanta flight. We will be changing planes in Amsterdam on the way back, just as we had already been booked through Amsterdam on the way out.

I knew this would get worked out somehow, but it’s still a relief to actually have the details