Well I've been attempting to organize pictures, prepare for my class, get my residency papers in, etc. before I head off to Namibia tomorrow to meet the students. Ten weeks, twenty students, and three countries. Am I ready?
Paul will come with me for a week and then he has to head back to work. He'll visit one other weekend while we're in Namibia (about a 13 hour drive one way) before I head off to South Africa. We'll be apart about a month before the group goes to Botswana. Not too bad.
This is at our "special campsite" in the Serengeti National Park. For this "special site" which has no facilities (no water, toilet, electricity) we paid $50/person (did I mention that prices in Tanzania were nuts!?).You can see the vehicle with the tent on top and our dining area set up. You'll notice that I'm toasting you as part of "sun downers" (the nightly ritual of wine andsnacks before dinner).
I'm also totally covered up so those malaria ridden mosquitos won't get me but...they got me anyway.
This is one of only two or three pictures we have of both of us together. We met a couple from New York City at the top of the Ngorogoro Crater. Spotted a black rhino down in the crater (very rare) and asked them to take a picture. Notice the khaki colored clothes. Good for hiding the dirt. I'm not sure how many days it had been since we showered here.
Finally, many of you know I have a habit of photographing signs while I travel. This is one of my favorites. This was in the sleazy hotel we stayed in at Dar es Salaam. This heavily Muslim area is quite conservative (no alcohol in restaurants, 5 daily prayer announcements over loudspeakers from the mosques).
I wonder how they "test" to see who qualifies for this?
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