About 2/3 of our stay in Africa was in our tent, whether it was out in nature or on a private lawn. The rest was in hotels and hostels, but there were also the more unconventional huts, riads, and Bedouin camps, some of which offered amazing views or beautiful details. Each place reminds me of the events and experiences that took place - how fortunate we are to live so fully. This post means we wrapped up our adventures in this part of the world. So many memories made, yet still so many more to follow.
JUST SAY NO TO B.O.
This is a public apology to all those I offended during the year(s) I chose not to wear deodorant. It wasn't even that I was trying to be a hippie. It was just a simple misconception. From the pits of my arms, I deeply apologize.
xx
P.S. To be clear, it was many years back.
GORILLAS GONE WILD
We took a trip to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda to track a family of gorillas and visited with 19 of them. The silverback is the leader of the pack and we were told that he consumes as much as 150 kilograms of food per day. To minimize disruption to these creatures' behavior, humans are limited to just one hour per day with them.
In their presence, we couldn't help but feel so feeble. They own the forest and moved about with such ease, watching as we clumsily slipped on wet foliage and tripped over entangled roots. We giggled among ourselves at the imaginary scene of our epically close encounter where we would introduce ourselves, thumping our chests. Me, Pauline. You, Gorilla. But alas, our 60 minutes of gazing from a distance were up and we were urged to slip and slide our way back out again.
