Wednesday, July 19, 2006

No News is Good News

We haven't left news in a while, but that's mostly because we have packed our days quite full (and lost a few entries to power failures and dropped connections). But no news is good news and we';ve been having a fabulous time. A brief recap.

Kidogo the hamster, five guides and most of our crew summited Kilimanjaro and stood atop Uhuru Peak at 19,500 feet above the Indian Ocean. We safely descended and gave Kidogo to our guide Living, who promised that he would use it to lift the tired spirits of Kili hikers for years to come. Our other gift to the local guides was to introduce them to the concept of Zombies, and thus our head guide Bruce very quickly became the Zombie King, wishing us to bed each night with the phrase "Sleep like Babies, wake like Zombies."

After a half day of washing up in Moshi, we headed out for a three day safari, which we paid for by selling Madison along the way to some locals. Some highlights of the safari included seeing gnu, dikdik, baboons, monkeys, hippos, baobobs, gazelle, zebra. lions, elephants, baby elephants, a Finnish guy, and way off in the distance what was either the elusive Black RHino or a rock. Nihal actually saw 6 or seven Black Rhinos along the way. Our safari included trips to Lake Manyara, Ngorogoro crater, and the Tarangire National Park. All told, a magnificient few days.

From there we headed to the beach where we had a chance to swim, walk, build sand castles, eat, snorkle, and sail on an old, traditional wooden dhow. We had a great time and after about 48 hours of paradise (which is about the time it takes for our boys to become bored of paradise) we headed south for Dar Es Salaam. We are now a few minutes from taking our final dalla-dalla ride to the Airport, and from there we head back to Boston, with just a few stops in South Africa and Britain. Other than that, pretty much a straight shot.

We've confirmed our flights and expect travel to go well. When we arrive in Boston, we'll be able to deliver 7 healthy, smelly boys with bags full of gifts, memories, and wretched smelling clothes.

To the parents in the house, Elsa and I are looking forward to delivering you your loved ones shortly.

Signing off from Africa,
Justin

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congratutions! What a great experience!

Have a safe journey back home.

Shrinath

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