Overland to Nairobi!

[emo_snal]

   We've taken another little vacation from the narrative story line so let me recap. The recent picture posts have been from a roadtrip across Tanzania and back. On return from there I went to Moshi on the slopes of Kiliminjaro for a week, where the last narrative entries took place.

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[seizetheday]

I would have probably been terrified to go through something like that but that's just me, I'm not very "worldly". I have been to Australia and England and lived in Japan for two years but it was like home (except Japan with how their culture is). I enjoyed this entry, its nice to see how things are in other areas. I like the pictures too, especially the first two!

[emo_snal]

I think I really eased up over the course of this trip, Previous to it I tihnk I'd have been a bit leary about riding local transportation around Africa. All my previous trips all in-country travel had been arranged for me, so this landing in places and figuring it out from there was a brand new adventure!

[twicet]

One of my nephews was in Kenya some years ago to build a school and well I think, but it was in the middle of some fighting. He and his girlfriend managed to get across a border for a few days until things settled, then they went back to do the work. Looking at your photographs and reading your story reminded me of that time.

[emo_snal]

Yeah sometimes things can get a little dicey down there /:

[fbhjr]

That sounds like an amazing trip and they are great photos!

[emo_snal]

It was pretty fun! Thanks (:

[pundigrion]

Such an interesting landscape!

[emo_snal]

Yeah, there's some interesting geography that seems specific to Africa -- lots of red coloured dirt and mountains or giant (mountain sized) rocks that stick out suddenly out of flat plains.

[lab_jazz]

My mother was very worried about me.

I bet she was :( I doubt that she could sleep at night

You have to have a huge amount of respect for the 'Doctors Without Borders' people.

I love your photos and story

[emo_snal]

Thanks! (:

Yeah the MSF people are really way out on the danger zone! Out there just to help people. Huge amount of respect indeed!

[lab_jazz]

In the last year or so I read an excellent book about "Doctors Without Boards" called A Band-Aid for a Broken Leg by Damien Brown. Brown writes about his time working in Africa for the organisation.

It's both a harrowing and a very uplifting book. If you ever get the chance read it, if you haven't already done so.