tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25484246199586609772024-03-14T07:24:49.850+03:00Our Tales From TanzaniaIn January 2010 we moved to Arusha, Tanzania for Matt's job with the Nature Conservancy. This is my attempt to keep family updated on what we're doing (and document it for the kids to re-read when they are older). Lisa Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393014098962604385noreply@blogger.comBlogger372125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548424619958660977.post-23582232413575795912017-05-06T07:20:00.000+03:002017-05-06T07:31:27.739+03:00Isamilo Swim Invitational, Mwanza: Last Swim Meet<p>We had our last swim meet with ISMAC last weekend in Mwanza, Tanzania, a cool town nicknamed “Rock City” on the shores of Lake Victoria in Western Tanzania. We’ve loved being part of this team for the past several years…we’re going to miss them. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XNxxHl7M_jU/WQ1N0-GtM5I/AAAAAAAAmzc/U016ckjVwsofK86FMQt0gFr2fjvSCB0ZQCHM/s1600-h/2017-04-29-PHOTO-00000280%255B4%255D"><img title="Coffee, clipboard, stopwatch" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="2017-04-29-PHOTO-00000280" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r697asSQKXw/WQ1N20tGcpI/AAAAAAAAmzg/hbWtSrAlVyEj6RaqOfNfOi1AycBnAzXeACHM/2017-04-29-PHOTO-00000280_thumb%255B5%255D?imgmax=800" width="209" height="240"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-38KkMcIcZlg/WQ1N5liHHAI/AAAAAAAAmzk/gkvAcCFPyxYa6RbZIYjEAYY1DStaCp3KgCHM/s1600-h/IMG_3633%255B4%255D"><img title="ISMAC" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3633" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ylqzos5Mb1A/WQ1N8aBgLHI/AAAAAAAAmzo/nKn_pT4tNnUvTSAMxqQebTQqNB0lnojLQCHM/IMG_3633_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" width="308" height="232"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2MFFttpK31A/WQ1N-yQrqbI/AAAAAAAAmzs/CNbR5PoH_14862oauISGS7l5pIyIdtVVQCHM/s1600-h/IMG_3638%255B4%255D"><img title="Swim Like a Girl" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3638" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9rPTLCnnW9I/WQ1OBV0-3yI/AAAAAAAAmzw/QFanIHiWpRw3TXbo1gQqFzqpU-9LOzD2wCHM/IMG_3638_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" width="304" height="229"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1bpGjCgb2_8/WQ1ODbGjLDI/AAAAAAAAmz0/x3HCblbPsWEgPuUUe0UaUTZRQZQA_FCQwCHM/s1600-h/IMG_3643%255B3%255D"><img title="Races marked" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3643" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pCKALzSs2pw/WQ1OGk0-1XI/AAAAAAAAmz4/YLLw7SKfV7c4TbnG1eZCrnkccuIejDxngCHM/IMG_3643_thumb?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vm-OGQrMpXA/WQ1OKDIh9eI/AAAAAAAAmz8/vDcZLySFXMAdMqV10Uld96ZpzPYqqDzTACHM/s1600-h/IMG_3564%255B5%255D"><img title="Arrived Mwanza" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3564" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g-AFEmaefyI/WQ1OMSw1n5I/AAAAAAAAm0A/bWz5SUX-SKoNLUDI-IsJihr5F0ASyyUXgCHM/IMG_3564_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" width="295" height="222"></a></p> <p align="center">When training has to take place at the hotel pool</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://goo.gl/photos/BcLxkCQ23n28v2Ci7"><img title="Hotel pool training" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3573" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zrVh3G-YvYc/WQ1OOQAJTnI/AAAAAAAAm0E/HCsWKvz7uBMd72kRTLOo5NCnyUdsZrjxwCHM/IMG_3573%255B9%255D?imgmax=800" width="334" height="252"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x7MfErGL_Ro/WQ1OQpdgz5I/AAAAAAAAm0I/kWcXPO56azEDSkoC0Z37jwavoUTI-eI4ACHM/s1600-h/20170429_162412%255B3%255D"><img title="Isamilo before the rain" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="20170429_162412" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LZfPDA0M5Hg/WQ1OTFCHNFI/AAAAAAAAm0M/_GdTd8IxRvcrt3d_PrMZ8Aw-V1Udlz_rACHM/20170429_162412_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" width="360" height="167"></a></p> <p align="left">Some of the senior swimmers remembering Coach Spike who passed away this past year. This swim meet last year was their last meet with him <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-brokenheart" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Broken heart" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jR39YC6vqTw/WQ1OVJp1V2I/AAAAAAAAm0Q/fEtGa3PYqtMKyEVm4Wjrsd55SjLFQCvigCHM/wlEmoticon-brokenheart%255B2%255D?imgmax=800"></p> <p align="left"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YYP5uWM_da4/WQ1OXkZGQ0I/AAAAAAAAm0U/bUUwhdTIUVgprlT__O81GlpSOqRmmFfaQCHM/s1600-h/IMG_3649%255B8%255D"><img title="#4Spike" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_3649" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zW8Ls2gf2uE/WQ1OZo7X34I/AAAAAAAAm0Y/dRqsmC3Ohtsza5P3aUYkWl2u8bYd0YjTgCHM/IMG_3649_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" width="330" height="248"></a></p> <p align="left">Proud of the kids for dealing with rain delays with flexibility</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tBe7fpqRDic/WQ1OcKzBkLI/AAAAAAAAm0c/r-_7cZ2oO-U0H865OKkyjOTqjso8owJHQCHM/s1600-h/IMG_3710%255B7%255D"><img title="Rain delay" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3710" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fwbCe3n3zus/WQ1Oee2tMZI/AAAAAAAAm0g/VEi8XiawnJYXB2XWQPiKyTvVx0-awkcPwCHM/IMG_3710_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" width="328" height="247"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rqH_EMwOHYY/WQ1OgqgUJQI/AAAAAAAAm0k/pU1xh6L3qwA9SIY9gYa3KhB7YiWtklfyACHM/s1600-h/2017-04-29-PHOTO-00000330%255B2%255D"><img title="Wet walk back to hotel" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="2017-04-29-PHOTO-00000330" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m5Cde40rGpg/WQ1OiwR6ztI/AAAAAAAAm0o/qw86alb0vIMqcKf-e225RgQBv3WsUoL6QCHM/2017-04-29-PHOTO-00000330_thumb?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lBGwXx5h21A/WQ1OlOWX7FI/AAAAAAAAm0s/7f7Hf4yMcnUlvsn_ZEtaZT58RTysbdSLACHM/s1600-h/IMG_3655%255B7%255D"><img title="Seen poolside" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3655" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WolMCyH6hvc/WQ1OnGe0R0I/AAAAAAAAm0w/8UyJwIu-Dp4awIQzVRIO5kKkI5_ACnDzgCHM/IMG_3655_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" width="256" height="193"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x2BGq_P8qmc/WQ1OqcXMAeI/AAAAAAAAm00/QKYwYv3RG84ywE1jkB5ve5jIjv3RngywwCHM/s1600-h/IMG_3709%255B7%255D"><img title="T silver in 200M Back" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3709" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7wIIaeQwoiM/WQ1OsectPOI/AAAAAAAAm04/pyVSkH8aLWcIYpAXqPvNFGpoK6EW4NJFACHM/IMG_3709_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" width="255" height="192"></a></p> <p align="left">Lake Victoria boat cruise on our free day</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UznrBLHWQ3s/WQ1OvruQV0I/AAAAAAAAm08/YaxDo1d_ZI8DPORcM3Wl90YgOpl-gt4cwCHM/s1600-h/IMG_3584%255B3%255D"><img title="Bismark Rock" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3584" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HhoeuYr7IV8/WQ1OxyIFT8I/AAAAAAAAm1A/g4M-U1UzFC4dSbBVt5y0P0HkMhH03ZOkQCHM/IMG_3584_thumb?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kGqHanBGCl8/WQ1O1HnFpWI/AAAAAAAAm1E/Gle3HQhEoZgX1kWXQabnqSaeZbKymOdPwCHM/s1600-h/IMG_3621%255B3%255D"><img title="Pretty sky" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3621" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gyYWVsiYHt4/WQ1O3mnDkWI/AAAAAAAAm1I/zu5fTnyA7U8QBpSVg4YAOJkXEUhWsgHXgCHM/IMG_3621_thumb?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6SDsmlYOpn0/WQ1O5_d3-6I/AAAAAAAAm1M/iwhxRjmXsmAyqLTNdEK430gzp4Rs9J2ggCHM/s1600-h/IMG_3613%255B4%255D"><img title="Family " style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3613" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BU6qm-RYJ0A/WQ1O7wGJyDI/AAAAAAAAm1Q/bp17kJxPFfsuwrRPNoVCdeCAs_1o6QKqACHM/IMG_3613_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" width="316" height="238"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2UMM8Q1MGLQ/WQ1O-Mh4joI/AAAAAAAAm1U/Gjvgnnu8Bz4MMVW6M0QCntYPBWMEDB17wCHM/s1600-h/IMG_3603%255B7%255D"><img title="Anderson's quiet time" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3603" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CBPoMvzfnig/WQ1PBefdZqI/AAAAAAAAm1Y/Jb1q37ANNnYr-PtuJ6M44QRd3GukfGXBQCHM/IMG_3603_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a></p> <p align="left">Thanks for the <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/MrZYEdevJb2F41x78">memories</a> ISMAC.</p>Lisa Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393014098962604385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548424619958660977.post-4106834050818203202017-05-03T18:50:00.001+03:002017-05-08T18:37:37.871+03:00Kenya Road Trip: Spring Break 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Seems fitting that our last road trip closely resembles our <a href="http://tanzanytales.blogspot.com/2010/04/kenya.html" target="_blank">first road trip</a> to Kenya in 2010. Kids are bigger and better travelers now and internet is fast enough that I can upload pictures without fear of losing everything, but Anderson is still my little buddy.<br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MMuH6_e_R7A/WQlNiPPiboI/AAAAAAAAmaE/4eEe5emyRrkQRI2TL6UKGCts096vytF9ACHM/s1600-h/25114_384057448859_5846102_n%255B1%255D"><img alt="April 2010" border="0" height="203" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e2kFQkbZIY8/WQlNj4IyR8I/AAAAAAAAmaI/5ZVrYUFxqsEhYcbgd9oP2xAoUCsQmvQFgCHM/25114_384057448859_5846102_n_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="April 2010" width="269" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qXT75o4IPY4/WQlNldTwzPI/AAAAAAAAmaM/Z1TXHgQEg3QaIjSnNZ1soGAjsGZaryhbwCHM/s1600-h/IMG_3147%255B1%255D"><img alt="April 2017" border="0" height="204" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OG0MuSMpsHQ/WQlNm68LNII/AAAAAAAAmaQ/N0Q2SKfBK_A26rIsV3QORhtML6Y0TTJFQCHM/IMG_3147_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="April 2017" width="271" /></a></div>
Early morning departure was rewarded even before we hit the Kenya border<br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G7XDoU-3dtM/WQlNoaFOm6I/AAAAAAAAmaU/bALW4qmOAKssRTqyfnOi_SwhdtW_gyqngCHM/s1600-h/IMG_2582%255B4%255D"><img alt="IMG_2582" border="0" height="206" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-izlfHOsAr44/WQlNpzLwEvI/AAAAAAAAmaY/NjafZuWrOXw7t-bFC7v-jTB7E0rAVUJRACHM/IMG_2582_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_2582" width="273" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zZAwAoKQUPI/WQlNrMbIw_I/AAAAAAAAmac/tuS6o44Ioqc8K9QiWXYcXl9JxIxuYx3bgCHM/s1600-h/IMG_2591%255B4%255D"><img alt="IMG_2591" border="0" height="202" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ogr-iH49acI/WQlNsijU_KI/AAAAAAAAmag/Zz6A9QkgYVgJ9reC8hp2XJanhZAVOboZgCHM/IMG_2591_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_2591" width="268" /></a></div>
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Long car rides and lots of time together also bring up some interesting
conversations like<br />
Tierney: So, if horrible and horrific basically mean the same thing, why is
terrible the opposite of terrific?<br />
Ashlyn: Have you ever <em><strong>really</strong></em> looked at your toes?
They look really funny by themselves.<br />
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African road trips are always full of some interesting sites. And luck was on our side this time because no car issues! A first.<br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0NBglKkhj80/WQ1GGHP4CrI/AAAAAAAAmyY/ey0sY9e59UcvQJFyq4tnNdCxUfFj8hSwgCHM/s1600-h/IMG_3315%255B5%255D"><img alt="IMG_3315" border="0" height="202" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c9nZD2NmIAs/WQ1GIdezBfI/AAAAAAAAmyc/u5RBtYTfqZAIXZ_jlu8fF3DVF2Nsg2zsQCHM/IMG_3315_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Camel walking down the street" width="268" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MRt_yspo03o/WQ1GKuPOXlI/AAAAAAAAmyg/XTKOopPbCuw2EC4V9ZggQCVOtR-aYh3kgCHM/s1600-h/IMG_3319%255B5%255D"><img alt="IMG_3319" border="0" height="205" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ICzckwiZk1M/WQ1GMy7KfyI/AAAAAAAAmyk/zOtNzeNC8p4urrmLbGTgTURSmTiIKoyAgCHM/IMG_3319_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Got chicken?" width="272" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MegLl0YAOYE/WQ1GP1cN6iI/AAAAAAAAmyo/CmDKtEUVILUMjFw-j3omop7EVVPCGAo4ACHM/s1600-h/IMG_3323%255B4%255D"><img alt="IMG_3323" border="0" height="205" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I8VKudQhBXc/WQ1GSLuyFNI/AAAAAAAAmys/jujUmgo52MkzJflaWVseNogaqDGI3d2JgCHM/IMG_3323_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Warthogs in Nairobi" width="272" /></a></div>
Loisaba is one of our favorite destinations….maybe even THE favorite<br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SzK5Y5icJis/WQlNuM8QYbI/AAAAAAAAmak/pBE0hdf6LxM5lLk17MQEIQ3nt5wxrWGFwCHM/s1600-h/IMG_2621%255B4%255D"><img alt="IMG_2621" border="0" height="200" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KdOQzpy1ny0/WQlNvUlKDGI/AAAAAAAAmao/F0EEa-dl-YQM01Tc3tZ_OCepOsmiFCQaACHM/IMG_2621_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_2621" width="265" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gB4psEx_36U/WQlNw9HCPkI/AAAAAAAAmas/-wKBqoPDGQwhepRsn5umoOjzHwlaawaWgCHM/s1600-h/IMG_2645%255B4%255D"><img alt="IMG_2645" border="0" height="201" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hcLn0hzldMI/WQlNyJnp5nI/AAAAAAAAmaw/Bfduba-XOrYrtwOc2wj74v_MjAlrpSS4ACHM/IMG_2645_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_2645" width="267" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8Ul30AR0zKY/WQlNzq7_VnI/AAAAAAAAma0/SGKKQj3qhwQwv9DRSC9Rktq0HRGSfRQmwCHM/s1600-h/IMG_2785%255B4%255D"><img alt="IMG_2785" border="0" height="200" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vo-K3ap7pHA/WQlN0_ZGRxI/AAAAAAAAma4/uZG4rP_4LFYRup9IQafyVR_Y96rwSEZGgCHM/IMG_2785_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_2785" width="265" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TqvurwZiTW8/WQlN2h-TjKI/AAAAAAAAma8/zFwjoM3zuDQgJBJCdWb-8RMDd95f2BhZQCHM/s1600-h/IMG_2993%255B4%255D"><img alt="IMG_2993" border="0" height="202" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hOnS4XSdLKE/WQlN4KKGE6I/AAAAAAAAmbA/i-Cs5_UOktUyTCKu8954M13en3pqJAIkwCHM/IMG_2993_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_2993" width="268" /></a></div>
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We spent one fun morning with the tracker dogs….hide and seek with Machine and Warrior. Fun!</div>
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Camel rides through the bush</div>
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And horse back riding, of course</div>
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Camel milking? Why not?</div>
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And some beautiful walks</div>
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EevZ0TltZdY/WQmcJcypjXI/AAAAAAAAmdk/MIyK22Sh15ovKTLxA4wWpMUb3fGO5j3HQCHM/s1600-h/IMG_2625%255B5%255D"><img alt="IMG_2625" border="0" height="201" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qNRrgH_dhQM/WQmcLEXrq-I/AAAAAAAAmdo/7ftfIXZzxrE1sha-pf_nVA7Aavs7w_DJQCHM/IMG_2625_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Leopard Tortoise" width="267" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C-ZLtM6AZRs/WQm5agEoTsI/AAAAAAAAmiI/cY1TDjaXBMk7gsZWkCyotDOLUDy3rrHzwCHM/s1600-h/IMG_8080%255B4%255D"><img alt="IMG_8080" border="0" height="196" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7iLmJwIIN8Q/WQm5cidnaRI/AAAAAAAAmiM/nbZi25AmyxcJ65g-f9FchdPQR1QL8SC0wCHM/IMG_8080_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_8080" width="292" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8NSu94hCCYI/WQm5fRImQTI/AAAAAAAAmiQ/ifktuj8JwxcLifov7K23y3s4LBDFyW_8gCHM/s1600-h/IMG_2635%255B5%255D"><img alt="IMG_2635" border="0" height="211" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j3RThxHjIMU/WQm5hh8nnbI/AAAAAAAAmiU/m-802kVkIeUhP0dvNHoF7m-J3rJtOGWkACHM/IMG_2635_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Zebra" width="280" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sNQU3LFyiZM/WQm5m8V44mI/AAAAAAAAmiY/pj45-jCxj1YkS2hbSpyw4KNw-gJrJ7OTACHM/s1600-h/IMG_2916%255B5%255D"><img alt="IMG_2916" border="0" height="209" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IGqqsVprg0g/WQm5onJKXaI/AAAAAAAAmic/edUbQlEIySQkslRO6hX3yxSQvyMrJ8e8QCHM/IMG_2916_thumb%255B3%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Hole in a rock" width="278" /></a></div>
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One day we walked from the Tented Camp over to where we were spending the night at the Starbeds. As we were arriving, Brown got a call that the cheetah brothers were near <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLZeDEfQf_cf1iM7N7mWXs1kcuuCmpjwMOno0mQrEOhClO2OFkwl-V4VgFUdvbKBsMRbUS_4u_hsXKe1w0kYn9IeWWA35NOJPKIWl94-gLZECkuDtPEtKgS0KyQe1QPTu8Hyr_5ok-Qo/s1600/ellie+rock+1+IMG_9335.JPG">Elephant Rock</a>, so we quickly jumped in the vehicle to go find them. They were beautiful in the light of the setting sun. </div>
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ksk_bTycu20/WQmykdEsSJI/AAAAAAAAmfs/bTEfiLHZNmkTGxwwfVMYCoV3JSurfjCgwCHM/s1600-h/IMG_2918%255B5%255D"><img alt="IMG_2918" border="0" height="232" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wsS22an4orQ/WQmymoCsKXI/AAAAAAAAmfw/4j64z5_OMSwABZweJ5fJBnPbKedMR1lFQCHM/IMG_2918_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Brown and Lucky" width="307" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LfhIKDtyn1E/WQmiDSMHgsI/AAAAAAAAmew/Jl-nLh0YY3sqxTjUImNxe3E_IciHT9wbgCHM/s1600-h/IMG_8108%255B5%255D"><img alt="IMG_8108" border="0" height="183" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xl7QGtf_vqQ/WQmiFTCDo4I/AAAAAAAAme0/veh78FoJXU8E4Ct72GHG1SHIGcGp3V_nQCHM/IMG_8108_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_8108" width="272" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wYc8XnthNLI/WQmytRJ-LTI/AAAAAAAAmf0/-HCMllGaw4AVw1NT_hKlXf8dl5SCI3L_ACHM/s1600-h/IMG_8135%255B4%255D"><img alt="IMG_8135" border="0" height="182" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V-sxlV6vKaw/WQmyv99rDOI/AAAAAAAAmf4/i6V6YsGlXYAnL9Qof1v9fs1RjmTzUAx-wCHM/IMG_8135_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_8135" width="271" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MZ9iDf-5gS8/WQmcgDIvVOI/AAAAAAAAmeU/IMAZk2BSOIcYUxmvLhS-E9UwQb8xs735gCHM/s1600-h/IMG_8153%255B4%255D"><img alt="IMG_8153" border="0" height="184" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B5o78OeOwQ4/WQmcijGqmtI/AAAAAAAAmeY/I9TcmixmnqQ0LiNZ4yBCFdQGAZu4ua1sACHM/IMG_8153_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_8153" width="274" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B_OscAhQZ3Y/WQmckX5dq7I/AAAAAAAAmec/GV_j3IdDYlI6g2Aun8lpoFMr-UZ7jv5aQCHM/s1600-h/IMG_8173%255B5%255D"><img alt="IMG_8173" border="0" height="183" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZmP3DfVe6jQ/WQmcmVBeXgI/AAAAAAAAmeg/Dl0Dfv1Nm3Md4y3j9TY0efow0FlX0vs8QCHM/IMG_8173_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_8173" width="273" /></a></div>
Not 15 seconds after driving away from the cheetahs, we spotted a very young calf left behind by his herd. So what else could we do, but load him into the safari truck and bring him to stay with the Loisaba cattle. He was so sweet. Lucky little guy was almost cheetah dinner.<br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mWRgs3G0RUg/WQmyyi_NghI/AAAAAAAAmf8/OgN7Y_p0LdkpAMqIM-os23IfJgSxFBSGgCHM/s1600-h/IMG_2944%255B5%255D"><img alt="IMG_2944" border="0" height="263" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RXsR_DEt_m0/WQmy1Xu08MI/AAAAAAAAmgA/_--liy76RColybF4b3V-zfYaS7LuYgRewCHM/IMG_2944_thumb%255B14%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_2944" width="296" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Dly2F23rXZM/WQmy30pmB1I/AAAAAAAAmgE/ffadWj5Mk-IBgqyZs2PcGdGTO8jBk3a9QCHM/s1600-h/IMG_2945%255B3%255D"><img alt="IMG_2945" border="0" height="261" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qZZpxV_c3BU/WQmy55Mmj2I/AAAAAAAAmgI/PD4VLJe0v3QmizER2o-i6gpVe7NokrVlgCHM/IMG_2945_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_2945" width="197" /></a></div>
Then it was an amazing night under the full moon at the Starbeds. <br />
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I wonder what our excuse will be for having to make a trip back here.</div>
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border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_3043" width="275" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eLPcepL0TZc/WQmzVCol9uI/AAAAAAAAmg8/qxDsApmGK9Q3YlEpojy2Dxs1QLrz88FSACHM/s1600-h/IMG_3050%255B3%255D"><img alt="IMG_3050" border="0" height="206" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8TMJ-DPzw_k/WQmzW7mU9vI/AAAAAAAAmhA/l3F4L0de-gwfLHnqcbcAx89LuX3K9UuaACHM/IMG_3050_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_3050" width="273" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ymXOPKBJkus/WQm5rCxuCUI/AAAAAAAAmig/p6xb7Wx5pbAUyWL5sqs9QSr-yK_Liu0dgCHM/s1600-h/IMG_7187%255B6%255D"><img alt="IMG_7187" border="0" height="207" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YcBz4GAcAzY/WQm5shqySDI/AAAAAAAAmik/OWUHCdLcDPU-WNivd7oHoDP35G6tus9MwCHM/IMG_7187_thumb%255B3%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_7976" width="277" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6EQcEzSBDSg/WQmzY1wWUhI/AAAAAAAAmhE/B_gSnd4FdR0whmjLsQQTAvEuxwSGX55hQCHM/s1600-h/IMG_3055%255B13%255D"><img alt="IMG_3055" border="0" height="208" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9D06m5aK9IM/WQmzaZnMBEI/AAAAAAAAmhI/XTOgbEbgiAw2LFehh-nhyUbKOjh-Bm2zgCHM/IMG_3055_thumb%255B7%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_3055" width="275" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7Am4ta__YhE/WQmzc64xOdI/AAAAAAAAmhM/97A-ta7glIEUbGUFZBq0t_U73uceQSQKQCHM/s1600-h/IMG_3073%255B12%255D"><img alt="IMG_3073" border="0" height="206" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-asovDxMa94A/WQmzegxcwEI/AAAAAAAAmhQ/E1IIsfVL3dMH2j5C8oULu_hi70XZlvGyQCHM/IMG_3073_thumb%255B6%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; 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Until next time, Loisaba.</div>
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Next it was on to Lewa. SO. MANY. RHINO.</div>
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Cheeky Monkeys</div>
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Then we went to <a href="http://www.lolldaiga.com/">Lolldaiga</a> Hills Ranch for a night. We stayed in a very cool, old farmhouse. It was a beautiful place for sundowners with views of Mt. Kenya and was a nice place to wake up on Easter morning…lots of fun places to find hidden Easter eggs. <br />
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And as a final Easter treat, we surprised the kids with a trip to The <a href="https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/">David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust</a> (Elephant Orphanage) in Nairobi where we adopted <a href="https://youtu.be/nlkCa2SCPZ0">Jotto</a> and <a href="https://youtu.be/yaKUG7qcC1o">Rapa</a> who were both rescued after falling in wells. This was such a special experience that I hope we’ll remember forever. <br />
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It was a great trip full of many new memories…exactly what a holiday should be. </div>
Lisa Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393014098962604385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548424619958660977.post-81915908690059650982017-03-16T15:10:00.002+03:002017-03-16T15:10:54.131+03:00Madagascar for the December holiday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<em>This is late. Really, really late. The 2,000 pics I had were too intimidating for me. But the boys are camping and the girls are in Oman (another post for a future time), so I finally decided to get it started.</em> <br />
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Madagascar has been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember. A long Christmas holiday and our time in Tanzania dwindling was the push we needed to make it happen. <br />
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Off to a great start: clear views of Kili and first class upgrade from Nairobi.<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QS_Te6WyCg4/WMThaScSfRI/AAAAAAAAjT0/8BbkCJ5EBa0/s1600-h/IMG_6154%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6154" border="0" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dQXmM6E_ES4/WMThbl6RyYI/AAAAAAAAjT4/R4iyiXYsJbw/IMG_6154_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_6154" width="202" /></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xmdB1LL-6mo/WMThW2NJGEI/AAAAAAAAjTk/uoCNqAIZOMw/s1600-h/IMG_0540%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0540" border="0" height="269" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Tel30R89EiM/WMThYqbH9sI/AAAAAAAAjTo/SXKXGAfHT7E/IMG_0540_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0540" width="203" /></a> </div>
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Three weeks and we only covered a small portion of the island. We landed in Antananarivo (“Tana”), drove to/from Andasibe, and then flew north for stops 3-7 before flying back to Tana</div>
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First stop the capital city of Antananarivo. It was not at all like I envisioned. Matt and I both felt like we were back in Bali: rolling hills & rice paddies. Anderson said it reminded him of Istanbul with the colorful houses on the hills. We were also surprised by the number of old French Peugeots and Citroens. We quickly learned that the Malagasy don’t really consider themselves African…they often said things like “In Africa they do things differently”.</div>
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The drive to Andasibe was beautiful and we loved our guide, Nicky. For the next three days (and nights) we explored all of the parks/reserves around the area. We found small and large chameleons, snakes, some very cools frogs, and the lemurs…of course, the lemurs. The night walks were fun (although a bit creepy), but our favorite may have been getting up close and personal with the lemurs at Vakona.<br />
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Then there are the Indri Indri lemurs. So pretty and so, so loud (listen <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Byrl7K5ir0SnTkx6ZzVKQlhjLXc" target="_blank">here</a> to the recording we took of them)</div>
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Camouflage is king…can you spot them?</div>
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And while there are no venomous snakes in Madagascar that does not mean that they still won’t bite…Anderson learned the hard way (Isn’t that a cool looking snake? It is the exact snake that bit him)</div>
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Nicky was also an amazing photographer, and we were very lucky because gave us the photos he took of us while we were together. A few are above, but there are some other great ones <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/wxFk62fDV5KkVMxw7" target="_blank">here</a>. We were sad to say goodbye to Nicky at the airport back in Tana; we wish we could have kept him with us the entire time.<br />
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And while we saw this fossa in captivity, we were lucky enough to see one dart across the road later in the week... it was just too quick to photograph. Very lucky sighting of the elusive largest carnivore on Madagascar. <br />
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On to Diego Suarez. While we enjoyed the beach and the lodge we were at there wasn’t much else memorable here. It was sort of a lay-over between our time in Andasibe and our time at Amber Mountain…we are not always the best planners and didn’t make final reservations until about two weeks before we left. This made for a few awkward scheduling problems which resulted in our time here. We made friends with the resident brown lemur here and had a great day on the ocean on our Emerald Sea Excursion. It was hot though, so instead of another hiking beach day that was planned we camped out at a fancy hotel pool in town and enjoyed a Christmas Eve dinner with Captain Jack Sparrow <img alt="Smile with tongue out" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smilewithtongueout" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vatVd7_iK0U/WMT-Z0c3DnI/AAAAAAAAjbk/xiqRJrI1na0/wlEmoticon-smilewithtongueout%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /><br />
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Christmas morning we drove to Amber Mountain Lodge. We were looking forward to being back in the mountains after the heat of Diego. It was beautiful here. Hiking, lush green forests, and more lemurs and chameleons. Pygmy chameleons!!! We were happy.<br />
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Next it was on to Ankarana to see the famous tsingy limestone forest. I’ve seen it translated as ‘walking on tiptoes’ and also ‘where one cannot walk’. Either way, it was really impressive and unlike anything I’d ever seen before. Walking across the suspension bridge over it was an amazing way to see it. <br />
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The afternoon took us to the ‘bat caves’. Once we got over the smell of the bat guano it was really fun to explore while trying to avoid the giant spiders and cockroaches (anyone that’s been to the Butterfly Pavilion outside of Boulder has seen these giant cockroaches). The stalagmite and stalactite formations were incredible.<br />
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Over the past week and a half we’d seen some amazing lemurs, chameleons, frogs, and snakes, but there were some really cool bugs, too. Seriously. <br />
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After all of this hiking we were ready for some time at the beach. We were lucky enough to be able to overlap part of our trip with our good friends Hagai and Dana from Arusha at Sakatia Lodge for a few nights. Fun for all of us! Here Dana (13) was a great influence and got the kids interested in diving. So proud of them. There were also some very tame green sea turtles that hung out near the lodge. Super fun to snorkel with them. <br />
We were here for New Year’s and Tierney and Dana were the only ones able to stay awake to welcome in the new year. That was just fine with all of us <img alt="Party smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-partysmile" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OPDEhWj27GM/WMdjXGfRRFI/AAAAAAAAjjo/QTwX95uX_ZA/wlEmoticon-partysmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /><br />
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And for the final hurrah before we headed back to Tana we went to Nosy Iranja for a night of camping on the beach. What a special experience to have this secluded slice of paradise all to ourselves. </div>
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Double bonus: we got to see two separate pods of dolphins en route and these bottlenose let us jump in and swim with them…more accurately swim above them while they played below. </div>
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Then we had a final day+ in Antananarivo…a bit of shopping and lemur kisses rounded out our time in Madagascar; seemed a fitting way of celebrating our 7 year anniversary of living in Africa.<br />
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It was an amazing trip and I’m so glad we went. This was not an easy trip: roads were bad, air travel was unreliable, and the food was mediocre, but we’d all happily do it again for the experiences. We asked the kids what the worst part of the trip was and they all agreed that it was one pizza that we had. Our flight was delayed and we basically missed dinner, so we asked our taxi driver to help us find something to eat while we drove to the hotel at 11pm. We found one spot open and ordered pizza. They were already closing, but happily obliged. When we got our margherita (cheese) pizza we kept finding fish bones in the sauce. Not appetizing, but made for some giggles and silly faces. I’d say if that’s the worst we can come up with after traveling for 3 weeks in Madagascar then we are winning. <br />
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Until next time Madagascar……</div>
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We have more pics <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/Y3a8E24gvU3V957z7" target="_blank">here</a><br />
Don’t forget to check out Nicky’s pics <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/wxFk62fDV5KkVMxw7" target="_blank">here</a><br />
The information provided to us by our tour operator, <a href="http://8thcontinent-expeditions.com/" target="_blank">8th Continent</a>, is <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Byrl7K5ir0SnU3hLT1RZU0FjWDg/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>. They were amazing helping us put this trip together at the last minute.<br />
What our calendar looked like (including links to lodges, etc) is <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Byrl7K5ir0SnTF9EbWVRWk5fWDQ/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a></div>
Lisa Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393014098962604385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548424619958660977.post-32729645259015858392017-01-08T19:59:00.001+03:002017-01-08T19:59:43.664+03:00Rewind: Webb and Jeff's December Visit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I realize how delayed this is, but it was a bit hectic leading up to the Christmas holiday. We had a really amazing two week visit with Webb and Jeff. With only a couple of weeks planning we finally convinced them to come in early December so that they could see Tierney as Marta in The Sound of Music. As a bonus, they were also able to see Ashlyn's first photography exhibit, and all of the kids perform in a Christmas concert. </div>
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The Sound of Music: 4 performance over 3 days and Webb and Jeff made it to every one!</div>
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(there are a few more photos and short videos <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/FznCicbhmBH3GPCq8" target="_blank">here</a>)</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The following weekend was Tierney’s OP trip to the
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they camped in 3 different places over 3 nights. T will be one of the first to
tell you that it was hard (the bruises on her hips and collarbones confirm
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almost 30 years…she loves to travel and we live in one of the best travel
destinations! Coincidence? I think not. Well, after 7 years she made it
here. It made me so, so happy. We did a 3 day safari to the Ngorongoro
Conservation Area and central Serengeti, and then we did a two night trip to
Zanzibar. We fit a lot in to her week long visit!</span><br />
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end with <a href="http://www.sopalodges.com/ngorongoro-sopa-lodge/photo-gallery">sundowners</a>
overlooking the crater with a full day of amazing animals and views in
between….Wow! </span><br />
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including a side-striped jackal, caracal, cheetah with cubs, and leopards plus
all the regulars. The Serengeti truly is a special place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We stayed at </span><a href="http://www.tanganyikawildernesscamps.com/camps/kubu-kubu-serengeti-tented-camp/" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;">Kubu
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tragic news that our dear friend, Spike, passed away from hypoglycemia (diabetic
shock). Spike was our swim coach and dear friend. He had a commanding presence
and an even more commanding voice. He was a great man and will be missed. We
are so lucky to have had him in our lives. </span></div>
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Gardens Night Market</a> (after a stiff sundowner drink to try and forget what
was happening in the US). Freshly grilled seafood, Zanzibar pizza, and fresh
squeezed ginger-sugar cane juice. Yum! </span><br />
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resort we decided to do a day trip to </span><a href="http://www.chumbeisland.com/" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;">Chumbe Island</a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> – a private island not far
off the coast of Stonetown. Private banda for the day, snorkeling, beach time,
forest walk (with huge coconut crabs!), and more amazing food. The snorkeling
was in a </span><a href="http://www.chumbeisland.com/nature-reserve/coral-reef-sanctuary/" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;">Coral
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House at Emerson on Hurumzi</a>. Rooftop view and sundowners over Stonetown. A
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had two different primary swim meets. The kids continue to improve and have fun. Ash was a champion and rallied after a 9:00pm call asking her to compete the next morning due to some late cancellations (events are normally separated into primary and secondary, but Ashlyn still met the age requirement so they asked her to help out. This was particularly hard because it was the morning after our annual Tanzgiving celebration).
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started in 2010 and has grown steadily every year since. It’s always amazing how
everyone plans ahead for things that we can't get here (cranberries! pecans!) and/or gets creative (pumpkin pie!)
to make this as traditional as possible. Thanks again to the Foleys for hosting
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made extra special with a preview performance of Do, Re, Mi from ISM’s Sound of
Music Musical which is happening in less than two weeks. Tierney is Marta, the
second youngest Von Trapp child. They all did a great job on Saturday….can’t
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We had a great family holiday to <a href="http://loisaba.com/" target="_blank">Loisaba</a> over the kids' midterm break. This time we were able to convince the Fischer family to join us. Their 3 kids are the same ages as our three (plus they all get along!), so it worked out really well. It's still a long drive up there; nine hours of drive time plus border, lunch, and car trouble stops (there's always at least one). A long day, but soooo worth it. </div>
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<span class="">Our amazing guide, Brown, took care of us as always. We spent the mornings doing walks, horseback rides, & camel rides while it was still a bit cooler which left our afternoons for pool time, games, reading, and game drives. </span><br />
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<span class=""><span class=""><span class="">One night the girls went with Carolynn and Patrick to spend a night at the </span></span></span><a href="http://loisaba.com/where-to-stay/#loisabastarbeds" target="_blank"><span class=""><span class=""><span class="">Starbeds</span></span></span></a><span class=""><span class=""><span class="">. All kids agreed that it was then fair that since the girls got to sleep under the stars the boys got to ride (fly) down to Lewa to pick up Matt (where he was for a board meeting). </span></span></span></div>
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And then we got very, very lucky as we glanced this fellow trot across the road with a friend. We had tried to find dogs all week, but it wasn't until we had already left Loisaba and were driving through a neighboring research center did we spot some. <br />
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Finally back in Tanzania just in time for sunset. It was a long day, but an amazing trip. </div>
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Catching you up on a few things that we've been doing so far this month.<br />
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Matt had another "work" trip to Loisaba, so we decided it would be fun for Anderson to play hooky from school for a couple days for a boys trip. I'd say it was a roaring success: wild dogs, cheetah kill, and hanging with his favorite guide, Brown. <br />
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We started the month of September with a beautiful solar eclipse. It was very cloudy that day, but we did get a few random breaks in the clouds to see it.<br />
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Ashlyn had her first OP (Outdoor Pursuits) backpacking trip with school to the Marangu Waterfall in the foothills of Kilimanjaro. Up next, Mandara Hut, the first hut on Kilimanjaro. </div>
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She came back a bit tired, but all smiles</div>
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I had a birthday. It was a very quiet start to the weekend. The night before my birthday I was home alone. All alone. Only the 2nd time ever. I had cereal for dinner, climbed into bed early, and binge watched <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/stranger_things/s01/" target="_blank">Stranger Things</a>. It was perfect. <br />
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And finally, this weekend, we had the Arusha Rotary Club Triathlon that took place right at school. We all did it and had a great time. So proud of the kids for doing it solo (most of their friends did it as a team) and each of them earned a podium spot. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Matt and I in well matched in lanes 1 and 2. It looks like we're behind, but <br />we actually lapped the other swimmers that you see.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">1st Place U13 Girls<br />(Ashlyn got 3rd in same category, but had already gone home)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>**thanks to our friends for capturing the podium pics for us. Matt and I missed it because we were still on course.</i></span><br />
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And this is from this morning. T was not feeling 100% but still had no complaints about leaving in the dark for early morning swim training. She's tough!<br />
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Ashlyn is 11. I know, I can't believe it either. Wasn't it just yesterday she was this chubby cheeked baby with dark hair? And now look at what an amazing young woman she is becoming. </div>
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Instead of a big birthday party, Ashy decided she would rather take 3 friends to <a href="http://www.tanganyikawildernesscamps.com/camps/maramboitentedcamp/" target="_blank">Maramboi</a> for the night. (The same place we went to celebrate her end of Exhibition). So, we all loaded into the car on Friday after school and went straight there. </div>
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We didn't hesitate to get our summer started. The day that school ended we hopped on a plane (well two planes) and flew to London where Matt had been for work. It's practically on the way to the USA, right? It was a quick two night overlay, but thankfully we only had a couple of things on our to-do list: changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace and The Lion King!<br />
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After cancelled flights and changing travel plans, the kids and I finally made it to Colorado where Matt joined us a few days later. <div>
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Leadville is our special family time; it's easy to just relax and enjoy the beauty. We also made a trip down to Buena Vista for some whitewater rafting. The kids loved the class 3-4 rapids in the aptly named Brown's Canyon on the Arkansas River. </div>
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Smiles all around</div>
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It was also great to see Matt in action when he gave a talk at the Denver Museum of Science and Nature about elephants. I walked in to the IMAX theater and was intimidated by the huge screen and seating for 400+ plus, but it didn't seem to phase Matt and he did an amazing job (of course). </div>
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<b>Exhibition!</b><br />
Ashlyn is officially ready for Middle School. Thursday she successfully completed her Exhibition: the IB/PYP program's end of primary school rite of passage. For the last eight weeks Ashlyn worked with her group researching, interviewing, creating, and stretching herself before she got to show off some of her hard work with a song (artistic) and presentation with her group at the big official "Exhibition". I have to give special kudos to her teacher, Ms. Stacy, who somehow knew exactly how to push Ashlyn right up to her limit without pushing her over the edge. She was supportive and answered chats and emails no matter the time, yet also expected (and received) so much from all of the students. She's a really special teacher (you should see the <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/94LEpJnYUkjJaKrr6" target="_blank">poem</a> she wrote to them over the weekend).<br />
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<b>Transdisciplinary theme</b>: Sharing the Planet<br />
<b>Central Idea</b>: Inequity can motivate people to act<br />
<b>Ashlyn's Inquiry</b>: Discrimination: Why people discriminate; Impacts of Discrimination; Taking Responsibility to Stop Discrimination<br />
<b>Her group</b>: Ashlyn, Rehema (Tanzanian/Canadian), Salima (Nigerian/Rwandan), Mutinta (Zambian), and Rigon (Kosovan) <br />
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Artistic and oral presentations (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Gt0DY7JdA" target="_blank">here</a> if embedded video not working). Song is a bit hard to hear...lyrics are below</div>
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Matt invited Anderson to join the TNC Team for <a href="http://www.arushabigbirdingday.com/" target="_blank">Arusha's Big Birding Day</a>: "a fun birding event where teams of 3-6 people attempt to identify as many bird species as possible during a 24hr period" all within 100k of Arusha. The TNC Team ended up with identifying 160 species of birds from noon Saturday until noon Sunday. Pretty Amazing!</div>
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Over the weekend Tierney had her Level 2 OP (Outdoor Pursuits) trip to the summit of Little Meru @ 3,820 m / 12,533 ft. While we climbed this <a href="http://tanzanytales.blogspot.com/2014/12/mt-meru-little-meru-hike.html" target="_blank">as a family</a> last Christmas, this was her first time having to carry her own gear. Backpacking is a much harder way to climb this already challenging mountain. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">...safely from their seats on the bus</span><br />
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So while the boys were birding and Tierney was climbing, Ashlyn and I decided that she deserved a special night away to celebrate the successful completion of Exhibition. We went away to <a href="http://www.tanganyikawildernesscamps.com/camps/maramboitentedcamp/" target="_blank">Maramboi</a>: a tented camp about an hour from here near Tarangire National Park. It was a great escape for a night. Lots of animals around: zebra, wildebeest, warthogs, impala, giraffe...</div>
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I'd say we had a successful/enjoyable weekend even though we couldn't all be together for it. </div>
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Lisa Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393014098962604385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548424619958660977.post-43739424626331303342016-05-08T06:59:00.000+03:002016-05-16T13:20:32.408+03:00ISM Happenings: Mwanza Swim Competition and the International Festival<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last weekend the kids and I got on a plane with 16 other swim teammates and
headed to Mwanza (on the shores of Lake Victoria) for a swim meet. A new
destination for us and Anderson’s first big swim meet. We had so much fun even though we dealt with rain, very long days, and very little sleep. All kids ended up getting new personal best times (PBs) in almost every race, and ISM
ended up 3rd out of 14 teams! Not too shabby considering we had to leave the
meet early on Sunday to catch our plane and missed the point heavy relays. <br />
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Traveling with friends is fun </h4>
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And Ashlyn's Exhibition Group took the opportunity to set up a table to STOP discrimination. They sold bracelets and necklaces that they had made to raise money for a school for children with HIV. They also had people put their fingerprint on a sign saying that they pledge to STOP discrimination. </div>
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Lisa Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393014098962604385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548424619958660977.post-4646314128872048582016-04-11T13:32:00.000+03:002017-05-16T13:30:36.334+03:00Namibia<div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on">We just spent an amazing two weeks in Namibia doing a great road trip. Namibia is roughly the same size as Tanzania but only has 2.3 million people (Tanzania has over 49 million). It's incredible. We drove over 2,600 km / 1,600 miles on amazing roads across the most incredible landscapes while listening to way too much Taylor Swift. And we're all still speaking to each other! <br><br></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><a style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3oC9R-XDaERXv9rfrRAtZysBJLHIjkXRvtdFVkUd_INQOMCdqrT06Aa2VmDCDSR4g7z7GXXdHr0PfY-ilsBnzNYkuNp6lQL5IpeiRDt3ke2ovP0TxWNT6CK3gH6QgrZ0zqzmeYugr684/s1600/Road+Trip+Map.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3oC9R-XDaERXv9rfrRAtZysBJLHIjkXRvtdFVkUd_INQOMCdqrT06Aa2VmDCDSR4g7z7GXXdHr0PfY-ilsBnzNYkuNp6lQL5IpeiRDt3ke2ovP0TxWNT6CK3gH6QgrZ0zqzmeYugr684/s400/Road+Trip+Map.jpg" width="300" height="400"></a></td></tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: small">Blue was our driving route <br>Red star was where we stayed</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: center; margin-left: auto; clear: right; margin-right: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><a style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBXUoHof8tbjCvRGxJHVgpv8EdDvUL65M_lS0m_AkNu4W7jb2WM82kvsO4BKD_LoAbO0sWvpz7jvnY3qVWaHQQeZG35pnZwBBJuVQ_IGqogSHxoCN6SfZqJqwPTqMPGmBgV33L6Q-JNs/s1600/IMG_4019.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBXUoHof8tbjCvRGxJHVgpv8EdDvUL65M_lS0m_AkNu4W7jb2WM82kvsO4BKD_LoAbO0sWvpz7jvnY3qVWaHQQeZG35pnZwBBJuVQ_IGqogSHxoCN6SfZqJqwPTqMPGmBgV33L6Q-JNs/s400/IMG_4019.JPG" width="400" height="300"></a></td></tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: small">Tailgate planning session</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on">After a full day of travel from Tanzania (via 4 countries that day: TZ, Kenya, South Africa, and finally Namibia) we were excited to get a good night's sleep and get our car in the morning. We were all very curious what a dual cab pick-up with two tents mounted to the roof actually looked like. IT WAS AWESOME! It came fully supplied with all the necessary camping gear...sleeping bags, pillows, cookwear, plates, tables, chairs, and cooler that runs on the battery! South Africans know how to do this whole car camping thing.</div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><a style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4vrz9VMcr8HHKxMYJ41_txGnmVeOp99chQhkSbW182cKNNf29UPQ4c9gRgrzn0k9ViytcFQJSfREzEYB3tbPTl8nDCK08efOw8qslx5Bv4H2BX8MNTTKH2txPxsu8T9eBHVgc-nQvSI/s1600/IMG_4170.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4vrz9VMcr8HHKxMYJ41_txGnmVeOp99chQhkSbW182cKNNf29UPQ4c9gRgrzn0k9ViytcFQJSfREzEYB3tbPTl8nDCK08efOw8qslx5Bv4H2BX8MNTTKH2txPxsu8T9eBHVgc-nQvSI/s400/IMG_4170.JPG" width="400" height="300"></a></td></tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: small">Our bakkie (what they call a pick-up) with the roof tents all folded up.<br>This is how it was until we pulled into a camp.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><a style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-right: auto" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Y9S22bV2N-3EQHOLXisu5vYT9GrN0V4_OtqDadTppuZDYXh_TWtGFUy3ZvsrH_MsXrX5twgjybFraptUnzk0FvwUuB2kNWAnRGBDxW-Tasojr7H6FlAQZk11fXgsK1PBlLUmuJfCmv4/s1600/IMG_4141.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Y9S22bV2N-3EQHOLXisu5vYT9GrN0V4_OtqDadTppuZDYXh_TWtGFUy3ZvsrH_MsXrX5twgjybFraptUnzk0FvwUuB2kNWAnRGBDxW-Tasojr7H6FlAQZk11fXgsK1PBlLUmuJfCmv4/s400/IMG_4141.JPG" width="400" height="300"></a></td></tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: small">Here she is all set-up at one of our campsites</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on">We spent the first day in Windhoek buying groceries and getting settled before we went to Joe's Beerhouse for a game meat dinner feast! Zebra steaks, springbok, kudu, oryx, and crocodile were tasted (we also had eland later in the week). A fun start to our full Namibian experience. </div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> </div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on">We made our way south of Windhoek heading toward Namib Naukluft Park to Sossusvlei to see the famous dunes. Our first campsite at Little Sossus had amazing views (plus private toilets and a sink with running water not to mention a pool near the check-in) with a giraffe, springbok, and oryx coming to their waterhole to drink. Typical desert weather with very hot days and very cool nights. </div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> </div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspBF7KEaPMiqhf5iUpcMbe0SlAVnCyLyM-w5Srvnbr5bt__O7QHBqfIccWCWpXspr4a19RfLTQOA-kivxentrX4RpE2yqQ79uQQrBrPRpj18M-ZuFACoBKUnfzqJP7DVPuvhNaZlZie0/s1600/IMG_6315.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspBF7KEaPMiqhf5iUpcMbe0SlAVnCyLyM-w5Srvnbr5bt__O7QHBqfIccWCWpXspr4a19RfLTQOA-kivxentrX4RpE2yqQ79uQQrBrPRpj18M-ZuFACoBKUnfzqJP7DVPuvhNaZlZie0/s400/IMG_6315.JPG" width="400" height="266"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_gCuvnaN03fQfHOBAkaYFlkqEq7AIYp6G1eD69z3HZZN6tVf8tk1tnajSu9cKPaPeaSowdiz8W07k54n0SnR_ZDdbGMrl2ZreEOzerE8_M3FlD3FaQ5D2v-PCd96foJNGk8GzZDJH_g/s1600/IMG_5107.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_gCuvnaN03fQfHOBAkaYFlkqEq7AIYp6G1eD69z3HZZN6tVf8tk1tnajSu9cKPaPeaSowdiz8W07k54n0SnR_ZDdbGMrl2ZreEOzerE8_M3FlD3FaQ5D2v-PCd96foJNGk8GzZDJH_g/s400/IMG_5107.JPG" width="400" height="300"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dVNBM__5VNP9T3y8PWPDcFw3HWUM-mMfirZYmv9g8z_wsKh1_XWRDsdQxI36f-LZV7o_ANlvREhGirHyVZQSKbi1Cr9_ml-be98V9-MqwiZanf2bM0eoCW2lVohmm4SG3oxz5DsseOk/s1600/IMG_5354.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dVNBM__5VNP9T3y8PWPDcFw3HWUM-mMfirZYmv9g8z_wsKh1_XWRDsdQxI36f-LZV7o_ANlvREhGirHyVZQSKbi1Cr9_ml-be98V9-MqwiZanf2bM0eoCW2lVohmm4SG3oxz5DsseOk/s400/IMG_5354.JPG" width="400" height="117"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> </div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> Next night we headed to a campsite just outside the gates to Sossusvlei. Super convenient location. </div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><a style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhcJtXFyTicObm9o_UJMFJREWO3PAEuJIWIeKBziAYc-A5RfqfCimZQc0UQR3yW0Xcd-QK3Tq_PAyRpXSST5ISb4SDBUpa2JLP3Nfa1PmKL6YFbLN_5bAhSzkUH7iPhyphenhyphenYa_FbGpU_nDM/s1600/IMG_5374.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhcJtXFyTicObm9o_UJMFJREWO3PAEuJIWIeKBziAYc-A5RfqfCimZQc0UQR3yW0Xcd-QK3Tq_PAyRpXSST5ISb4SDBUpa2JLP3Nfa1PmKL6YFbLN_5bAhSzkUH7iPhyphenhyphenYa_FbGpU_nDM/s400/IMG_5374.JPG" width="400" height="300"></a></td></tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: small">Sesriam Campsite</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><a style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pid1_JDPgPZ6cQbk2ivuBV5EScU2muTN1KENAQVVxbe-iGCnA4jhHR918iR-v15RlulTYFTMCRxGcsBOCQX0XD-iIrEGNWBm4w_Ja4sJvfILyQLIb2bIxs8UXQcj3gvknjoSeDLuBXU/s1600/IMG_5373.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pid1_JDPgPZ6cQbk2ivuBV5EScU2muTN1KENAQVVxbe-iGCnA4jhHR918iR-v15RlulTYFTMCRxGcsBOCQX0XD-iIrEGNWBm4w_Ja4sJvfILyQLIb2bIxs8UXQcj3gvknjoSeDLuBXU/s400/IMG_5373.JPG" width="300" height="400"></a></td></tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: small">Sociable weaver next right over our tents</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><a style="margin-bottom: 1em; float: right; margin-left: 1em; clear: right" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pid1_JDPgPZ6cQbk2ivuBV5EScU2muTN1KENAQVVxbe-iGCnA4jhHR918iR-v15RlulTYFTMCRxGcsBOCQX0XD-iIrEGNWBm4w_Ja4sJvfILyQLIb2bIxs8UXQcj3gvknjoSeDLuBXU/s1600/IMG_5373.JPG" imageanchor="1"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><a style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDShNqlFp5Te4lmTKYLVPjzaJYdeKnvW1kAWgYEIOB0PJHRN59IopdJLkNUwZxOVW_F5YhiDieKOm5B7_RwJp2djvG-mMB8amG6wX3FktBeguJ-rbUU9Q6QVsZaSVl4NEBsNNih7zgVZM/s1600/IMG_5378.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDShNqlFp5Te4lmTKYLVPjzaJYdeKnvW1kAWgYEIOB0PJHRN59IopdJLkNUwZxOVW_F5YhiDieKOm5B7_RwJp2djvG-mMB8amG6wX3FktBeguJ-rbUU9Q6QVsZaSVl4NEBsNNih7zgVZM/s400/IMG_5378.JPG" width="400" height="300"></a></td></tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: small">So great to have dish wash helpers!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> </div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on">Then we drove into the park to play on the sand dunes. I honestly don't know how to select just a few pictures to try and show what an amazing site it was. We had so much fun just watching the sun set and playing on the dunes. Really, really spectacular. We did an early morning drive in the next day to see the other side of the dunes lit up by the sun. </div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> </div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><a style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMg7R1j8UH_4jHiyr5qtOwuNWoNUfU7IUYVf73IxkVVYGCXJdkaGOItjjXqEpjMSAEb5LfTuv2GqkBGTi0QaW7TWQqPKwXfIBc2O17IBbO0bH_YpVMJ1sTWJd3pVhhlxy42DRiZl7mrTA/s1600/IMG_5393.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMg7R1j8UH_4jHiyr5qtOwuNWoNUfU7IUYVf73IxkVVYGCXJdkaGOItjjXqEpjMSAEb5LfTuv2GqkBGTi0QaW7TWQqPKwXfIBc2O17IBbO0bH_YpVMJ1sTWJd3pVhhlxy42DRiZl7mrTA/s400/IMG_5393.JPG" width="300" height="400"></a></td></tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center"><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="text-align: center; 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clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> </div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on">The next couple of nights we stayed with friends, John and Ingrid, a little further south on a large private ranch. So isolated and beautiful. They were amazing hosts and took us on some great hikes. We had to set off early before the sun got too hot, but that made for lazy afternoons and allowed us to rest up before we headed out for sundowners in the evening. </div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ62r3FqhAqla4LbH0Fvwmi7h0qYNA9oUt67yw_PQPLM7STBeW7YUbahpWJrrsE8S8ifGTotSuKRJUok9XQlDbOuVZpprcm_lyDhtIhyphenhyphenhPryXTPsmpTFERChOCjmPdC3j0eRxEzR2GOb4/s1600/IMG_4045.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ62r3FqhAqla4LbH0Fvwmi7h0qYNA9oUt67yw_PQPLM7STBeW7YUbahpWJrrsE8S8ifGTotSuKRJUok9XQlDbOuVZpprcm_lyDhtIhyphenhyphenhPryXTPsmpTFERChOCjmPdC3j0eRxEzR2GOb4/s400/IMG_4045.JPG" width="400" height="300"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-m4bFrZGVil8QKqtaTMC-5xlOcKwL6D7DD0ZypE4BzGMT6zR6rNLOCOTngKtCSg3izLZ-lL2CwDty3M9Yni97NKPY751vzbxzSnIncJ8wkAz0R0ZtlPS7NvNw6j9rxU5iE_Gqnf3en9I/s1600/IMG_5490.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-m4bFrZGVil8QKqtaTMC-5xlOcKwL6D7DD0ZypE4BzGMT6zR6rNLOCOTngKtCSg3izLZ-lL2CwDty3M9Yni97NKPY751vzbxzSnIncJ8wkAz0R0ZtlPS7NvNw6j9rxU5iE_Gqnf3en9I/s400/IMG_5490.JPG" width="300" height="400"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> </div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Jv42-yYPtiB_wMM4eVKx6Tuqv6BaToeN4tAJnpsxeNknyOH96D_Jm_bDxMMi14ikP5eOORtp3EewDtvLhEDRD-CSecvTTzzJ2nL-ICFHT7L_6-QYcyHIrTHknRYNtTCZ-ugv4x5o07Q/s1600/IMG_5502.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Jv42-yYPtiB_wMM4eVKx6Tuqv6BaToeN4tAJnpsxeNknyOH96D_Jm_bDxMMi14ikP5eOORtp3EewDtvLhEDRD-CSecvTTzzJ2nL-ICFHT7L_6-QYcyHIrTHknRYNtTCZ-ugv4x5o07Q/s400/IMG_5502.JPG" width="400" height="300"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> </div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrA323QqfGEQo1gWdqzwDPOsgUth6cl5C1BQxuDKA4sUeoXy6eFNx__LGmByiyRa9e0hnQU8-T0ZoLfnTeah542wG-SSlzYLsLu1aLCtNCm2_JH0aG1UtI0Lq03zipDsy8Vd3nznzWhgI/s1600/IMG_5513.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrA323QqfGEQo1gWdqzwDPOsgUth6cl5C1BQxuDKA4sUeoXy6eFNx__LGmByiyRa9e0hnQU8-T0ZoLfnTeah542wG-SSlzYLsLu1aLCtNCm2_JH0aG1UtI0Lq03zipDsy8Vd3nznzWhgI/s400/IMG_5513.JPG" width="400" height="300"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2eCQxkji98NrW8zefWA8Z76ItXApZ_OpRcurkxAjq5japDF4WdgKzCEeY75itDU7xGxLOJ91B9g9lgjH4jExgRKRCPtvjctQSljL_9CFFF0teEb8ojRZEedjys7nzOMHyJeqK_8KHSY/s1600/IMG_6577.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2eCQxkji98NrW8zefWA8Z76ItXApZ_OpRcurkxAjq5japDF4WdgKzCEeY75itDU7xGxLOJ91B9g9lgjH4jExgRKRCPtvjctQSljL_9CFFF0teEb8ojRZEedjys7nzOMHyJeqK_8KHSY/s400/IMG_6577.JPG" width="400" height="266"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> </div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on">Then it was a sunrise drive to Wolwedens lodge where Matt had a meeting. Roughing it.</div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxwUC330TOiaY2GtHE5wrnnL0rT1MO85oRYX7THkzrErnXeeCivwcC7OnjmRHhthzDwvGSe94JiqkHp0n1YfCQAAyHhxo7IHcau6FUwG2S2tciNaTujaErQwgdZdRk3Vd57w0FSayljY/s1600/IMG_6611.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxwUC330TOiaY2GtHE5wrnnL0rT1MO85oRYX7THkzrErnXeeCivwcC7OnjmRHhthzDwvGSe94JiqkHp0n1YfCQAAyHhxo7IHcau6FUwG2S2tciNaTujaErQwgdZdRk3Vd57w0FSayljY/s400/IMG_6611.JPG" width="400" height="266"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><a style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67Anfdc7MYsg6OHfYfx4KJ7Uv7kSAbvvIaRBTwzhCH3-6F9BT5zDN0gh4EA9RpZ2z76ASMBWxarnwVwCq0JebJ2xp073_ZVCmGhg1YmVj1tmrcxxyZWJxzVjj01fz-JXpYPecmOtgJVE/s1600/IMG_6592.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67Anfdc7MYsg6OHfYfx4KJ7Uv7kSAbvvIaRBTwzhCH3-6F9BT5zDN0gh4EA9RpZ2z76ASMBWxarnwVwCq0JebJ2xp073_ZVCmGhg1YmVj1tmrcxxyZWJxzVjj01fz-JXpYPecmOtgJVE/s400/IMG_6592.JPG" width="400" height="266"></a></td></tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: small">Oryx seem to be surviving the drought</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><a style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7Y81e_6XRS7Oo5O6S5Z5uuRa-sDzC8utzmwcMtx-bV5MckDfwjMgRRD6hyphenhyphenmkQetj1uFK-mlgeGuIbRNUBtiTBjavqPfaLCSx7b5XnhLuHFnD-XJH7QKVXg6XNJDtglXEG9UdLRGx40Q/s1600/IMG_5533.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7Y81e_6XRS7Oo5O6S5Z5uuRa-sDzC8utzmwcMtx-bV5MckDfwjMgRRD6hyphenhyphenmkQetj1uFK-mlgeGuIbRNUBtiTBjavqPfaLCSx7b5XnhLuHFnD-XJH7QKVXg6XNJDtglXEG9UdLRGx40Q/s400/IMG_5533.JPG" width="400" height="300"></a></td></tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: small">Our room for the night</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="text-align: center; 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border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_5570" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AIwJDOUNqEM/WRrUxyrw2sI/AAAAAAAAnpg/a3bntIVshCA2Bq4QsTQK2Wp_arAE2i94ACHM/IMG_5570_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" width="267" height="201"></a> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> </div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on">On to the coast (Swakopmund). Matt tried to warn me about the chill...I was still unprepared. Our little adrenaline junkies had had so much fun quad-biking through the dunes. <br></div> <div style="text-align: left" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> <div><br></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7ziakpDgju87rNEGg0haQEb1RaxF0WuAVrieQlc2v9B1YGFBJam2abu7TKdvuZIWL8dY-yrwyimBTSCTsgomX7F-eltIWlQj2umA7XzPRbRNn42RzU7qn2umn-6ondfv4aiIbDCNrDM/s1600/IMG_5669.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7ziakpDgju87rNEGg0haQEb1RaxF0WuAVrieQlc2v9B1YGFBJam2abu7TKdvuZIWL8dY-yrwyimBTSCTsgomX7F-eltIWlQj2umA7XzPRbRNn42RzU7qn2umn-6ondfv4aiIbDCNrDM/s400/IMG_5669.JPG" width="400" height="300"></a></div> <div><br></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgcgdg07nWkr56YXdsPSsfXyxazdOCdyPv9me3SEMHnSMl1BEOoKA9tssRuDR5GNXF_lY9vTkXEESdoFhR0Pr52TMxUyrLlOyt9bO1n67FNBgezObkookcgquOOOAQKmGFlnARXac7Ck/s1600/IMG_5662.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgcgdg07nWkr56YXdsPSsfXyxazdOCdyPv9me3SEMHnSMl1BEOoKA9tssRuDR5GNXF_lY9vTkXEESdoFhR0Pr52TMxUyrLlOyt9bO1n67FNBgezObkookcgquOOOAQKmGFlnARXac7Ck/s400/IMG_5662.JPG" width="400" height="300"></a></div> <div> <div><br></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both">Then we headed north up the skeleton coast to see the Cape Cross seal colony. There were so many pups! They were so cute. </div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both"> </div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both">Noisy, smelly, and so, so cool. </div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHB3ad8T-zPOPFhyj9WMowfUmjsntx61uTIa20HbCczGG3VKIq01yQDiU_5EZCM_xWlWVO0eZnpZEKOWi1bq1WzSEqbuNkhhxZU6jw1P0DgJZWi2XTp1kikdJLXV6Nl-ywnxBhS8b5hU/s1600/IMG_6846.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHB3ad8T-zPOPFhyj9WMowfUmjsntx61uTIa20HbCczGG3VKIq01yQDiU_5EZCM_xWlWVO0eZnpZEKOWi1bq1WzSEqbuNkhhxZU6jw1P0DgJZWi2XTp1kikdJLXV6Nl-ywnxBhS8b5hU/s400/IMG_6846.JPG" width="400" height="266"></a></div> <div><br></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNccGfVO6i22FKYzWQI2L5_af-Le9L8acjaePVzCLbq0HgFR_RjDMQ93qNBMfvbpD70TQezi2c2Bv2aHnGCR2Qdij1TiNm8YGN6iHfmf1VOxrxY7rsa1F6iF1vh6TIQilOffP-IlxEGJE/s1600/IMG_6864.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNccGfVO6i22FKYzWQI2L5_af-Le9L8acjaePVzCLbq0HgFR_RjDMQ93qNBMfvbpD70TQezi2c2Bv2aHnGCR2Qdij1TiNm8YGN6iHfmf1VOxrxY7rsa1F6iF1vh6TIQilOffP-IlxEGJE/s400/IMG_6864.JPG" width="400" height="266"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both"></div> <div style="text-align: center"> </div> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><a style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuE-Vl_J9zH3B4qDUZdb4LYu7CcxyYu_nKpMtiK8VQr9vARFkZv2Sb60lwH_bMyvGMZQl6qQuLjXz2NG6R-1gE0YIM1F9FG5o6EdoBSVE12OGjhysQCVEkD9qaq-hlhic99ov36LuiVE4/s1600/IMG_5792.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuE-Vl_J9zH3B4qDUZdb4LYu7CcxyYu_nKpMtiK8VQr9vARFkZv2Sb60lwH_bMyvGMZQl6qQuLjXz2NG6R-1gE0YIM1F9FG5o6EdoBSVE12OGjhysQCVEkD9qaq-hlhic99ov36LuiVE4/s400/IMG_5792.JPG" width="400" height="300"></a></td></tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: small">Getting up close <br>(it's not like you had a choice when they are blocking the walkway)</span><span style="text-align: left"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both"></div><br>Then it was back inland to warm-up and boy did we! Our favorite campsite on our trip was here in the Twyfelfontein Conservancy. This area is known for the ancient rock carvings. We were all impressed by seeing something that had been carved thousands of years ago. We also learned a lot about the geography of the area created when Gondwanaland broke up hundreds of millions of years ago (Organ Pipes, <a href="http://namibia.ellerstrand.se/burnt-mountain/" target="_blank">Burnt Mountain</a>, and the Petrified Forest)<br> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><a style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzI5WYhyn9NqV1kLEsWTcfNsCs_psdS5f-bJwjwYnxKIjaB4no8w44AFRy362sDt3vLezekEnDtXr4qpl-0W0R8YKmL6E5F638Bd8h5rHxf6l8_T45q4nxJ9YlUnVSqDChkqlJgWeePg/s1600/IMG_5823.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzI5WYhyn9NqV1kLEsWTcfNsCs_psdS5f-bJwjwYnxKIjaB4no8w44AFRy362sDt3vLezekEnDtXr4qpl-0W0R8YKmL6E5F638Bd8h5rHxf6l8_T45q4nxJ9YlUnVSqDChkqlJgWeePg/s400/IMG_5823.JPG" width="400" height="300"></a></td></tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: small">Amazing campsite with private bathroom (on left) </span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="text-align: center; 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Not only did we find our cool breeze, but I think we also found a pool with the best view on the planet. </div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNuxE6_PbD-6CCLLUSetE4HDzrw8XmLW7tD6AwTDnxzWilzZfdhNIKVbobmlx7e-I1UQv9fQiV761ayioaEDhWila_SeB-1p7rESCONN51TiJ1UNHtWkai746zlqvcQTpgBq3KrCeCuU/s1600/IMG_5934.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNuxE6_PbD-6CCLLUSetE4HDzrw8XmLW7tD6AwTDnxzWilzZfdhNIKVbobmlx7e-I1UQv9fQiV761ayioaEDhWila_SeB-1p7rESCONN51TiJ1UNHtWkai746zlqvcQTpgBq3KrCeCuU/s400/IMG_5934.JPG" width="400" height="300"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both"> </div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both">And you can ask the kids how to correctly pronounce the name of the conservancy with the appropriate clicks....when I try everyone just ends up in a fit of giggles (it means "elephants' corner"). </div> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><a style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1IY3SiWiwCVhT4MkJJNFejJG1fxOA5GyUw0nXyFZZqznZ06ZWLdywZiscAlzfxPpZlJqUxKoDUoESKxf4ec_xJbitFKQWbDOHs2ILQbm4wpJqeZ23V8Emd19iwEhvADC9yZw3gHESd0/s1600/IMG_5914.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1IY3SiWiwCVhT4MkJJNFejJG1fxOA5GyUw0nXyFZZqznZ06ZWLdywZiscAlzfxPpZlJqUxKoDUoESKxf4ec_xJbitFKQWbDOHs2ILQbm4wpJqeZ23V8Emd19iwEhvADC9yZw3gHESd0/s400/IMG_5914.JPG" width="300" height="400"></a></td></tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: small">Ever wonder what a click language looks like when written?</span><br> <div style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-size: 12px; text-align: left"><br></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small"></span> <div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="text-align: left">For our 'outing' we decided we wanted to go and learn about the Himba tribe. They are easily identified by their red ochre decorated hair and bodies.</span><span style="font-size: 12px; text-align: left"> </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small"></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both"><span style="text-align: left"><br></span></div> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><a style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsjFeb7iflyxft1N7rNAUNl5Wa_LUz6Utbjpt3lY1WhvtbBpE2LQ4i9HuhmTMfFDy6b-Hd3FnMqkvWg1HqvZ1FJmJ0cA9vJVD66iyRUm3zGznBkXJQE-s3cepLpc05poa1NiZbemTu7Y/s1600/IMG_5964.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsjFeb7iflyxft1N7rNAUNl5Wa_LUz6Utbjpt3lY1WhvtbBpE2LQ4i9HuhmTMfFDy6b-Hd3FnMqkvWg1HqvZ1FJmJ0cA9vJVD66iyRUm3zGznBkXJQE-s3cepLpc05poa1NiZbemTu7Y/s400/IMG_5964.JPG" width="300" height="400"></a></td></tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: small">I loved her.<br>(And what I can only assume is her brother photo bombing)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="tr-caption-container" style="text-align: center; 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I think we did a good combination of camping and lodges which worked out really well for us. Considering how hot it was as they moved into the fall season, I can't even imagine how hot it would be in December, but it was all bearable (yay for pools!). I'd recommend Namibia to anyone without hesitation. Roads were amazing and clearly marked, the people were friendly, and we had no problem buying supplies along the way. And the landscapes! Every turn brought a new amazing vista. You should go. </div></div>Lisa Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393014098962604385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548424619958660977.post-52742069622939794272016-02-14T09:49:00.000+03:002016-02-14T09:49:10.127+03:00Dr. Jane Goodall<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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T's birthday sleepover was great. </div>
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The next day Jane Goodall was coming to ISM (kids' school) to speak. The girls were very excited and spent a long time drawing pictures for/about her.<br /><br />
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The kids were right up front for the talk and were close enough that when she dropped her notes Anderson handed them back to her. They loved it.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">She even signed the chimp picture that the girls drew for her that morning</span></td></tr>
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It was an amazing afternoon and a memorable finish to Tierney's birthday celebration.</div>
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Lisa Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393014098962604385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548424619958660977.post-44502380965677778532016-02-12T12:03:00.000+03:002016-02-12T12:06:31.299+03:00Tierney's "Golden" Birthday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The day she turns 12 on the 12th. I remember the (very long) night like it was yesterday, from Chuck asking if he had time to stop and get a coffee after we needed to leave the restaurant when my contractions started to Matt trying to record contractions while driving us to the hospital in a snowstorm. Tierney finally made her entrance at 5:30 am the next morning and that was just the start of 4 years of sleepless nights (that girl did NOT sleep!). I can't believe it was 12 years ago. <br />
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She constantly amazes me and has taught me so much about what is truly important. I love her with all my heart and can't wait to watch her conquer the world. <br />
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This morning she unwittingly became the beginning of a new ISM swim birthday tradition of getting thrown into the pool (fully clothed). This was after her nice warm shower after 6:30 am training on a cool and drizzly morning, yet she's still smiling. </div>
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The Browns had a very busy weekend.<br />
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From all reports, Tierney had a great time on her 2 night backpacking OP trip to the <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/tanzania/pare-mountains" target="_blank">South Pare Mountains</a>. A <a href="https://www.google.co.tz/maps/place/Pare+Mountains/@-3.999933,36.6293494,495991m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x18478714121d52b7:0xae5d10d333e3c0fc" target="_blank">bit of a drive</a>, but it sounded like it was worth it; it sure looks beautiful. <br />
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The rest of us were in Moshi on Saturday swimming and playing soccer (or helping). We came home with a few more swim medals and some very tired kids (15 hour day!). Not only did ISMAC come in 2nd, but I think Anderson must have been the youngest 8 year old racing that category, and Ashlyn did her part and did many of the 11 year old races. Ashlyn and Anderson were both selected as Team Captains for their respective soccer teams for the weekend, too! So proud of their stamina and sportsmanship!<br />
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And since Ash got the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARBHxBRHZbM" target="_blank">video</a> last time, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVfCYceQ0zg" target="_blank">here'</a>s Anderson swimming breaststroke (he's in closest lane).<br />
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Lisa Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393014098962604385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548424619958660977.post-71132593802870928312016-02-01T14:58:00.002+03:002016-02-05T19:13:23.751+03:00Anderson Turned Eight<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Eight!! That means he's spent 3/4 of his life living in Tanzania. I can't believe it either. <br />
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And he really does bring so much joy and silliness to our lives. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz5d74Qh36s" target="_blank">This</a> is what every day is like with him: </div>
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Matt promised to take Anderson camping for the weekend while the girls and I went to Dar Es Salaam for a swim competition. Per Anderson it was THE BEST way to spend his birthday weekend. He came home tired, muddy, covered in tsetse fly bites, and all smiles. Success!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Friday, the girls left school early and we flew to Dar Es Salaam for the TALISS Invitational Swim Championships "Don't fear the competition, make the competition fear you" was this year's motto. Well, ISM did their best to do just that. We had 13 swimmers from the Arusha campus (plus 13 from Moshi) representing ISM. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Overall from ISMAC we had:</span></div>
13 swimmers<br />
72 races<br />
53 new personal best times<br />
13 new course records<br />
26 medals: 18 1st, 4 2nd, and 4 3rd<br />
1 best overall swimmer<br />
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3rd place overall (with Moshi)<br />
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Tierney and Ashlyn did a total of 10 races and they got 9 new personal best times between them! Very impressive and great to see all the hard work pay off. It was fun to be there and feel the camaraderie of being part of a team. And the girls and I had fun staying in a hotel and going out to dinner together. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Don't fear the competition, make the competition fear you"</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">210 swimmers trying to warm-up</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Happy girls in taxi on the way to the airport. <br />Not bad after 13 hours at IST the day before and not enough sleep.</span> </td></tr>
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Right back into it this morning for Spirit Week. Today was Rock Star Day. Made for a bit of an insane morning, but all smiles by the time they found their friends at school. (Grandma Sue - these wigs and accessories are already getting their money's worth!) <br />
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And I had a special encounter this morning. This beautiful, orphaned caracal was being taken for a walk by her caretaker when I happened to be running by, so I stopped to say hi. Lucky me. He said she likes to chase the butterflies when she's out. Very sweet. Judging by the size of her paws, I don't think it'll be too long before she wants something more than butterflies. </div>
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Lisa Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393014098962604385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548424619958660977.post-29742187751937530722016-01-22T16:12:00.000+03:002016-01-22T16:34:09.075+03:00Tierney's OP Trip to Mandara Hut<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
By Tierney:<br />
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Last weekend I backpacked to Mandara Hut.<br />
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On Saturday, 6:45am, 13 of us met at school to go to the first hut on Kilimanjaro. I was the only student there who had done this trip before. We drove to ISM Moshi Campus to pick up two more students and while we were there we weighed our packs (mine was 2 pounds over weight, but if I drank enough water on the bus I would be OK!)<br />
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Once we arrived at the gate, we ate lunch and signed the guest book, it was a long wait until we were ready to start hiking at 1:30 pm. We had lots of energy by the time we started, but we used all of it while hiking.<br />
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After the 5 hour hike, we finally arrived at Mandara Hut and were all ready to eat dinner and get into bed. The hike was long and tiring, but we kept ourselves occupied by playing games and looking at the beautiful environment. We only took a few breaks along the way, but when we did we ate a little bit of food and drank some water and then we would start hiking again.<br />
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Sunday morning we were up and going off to the Crater at 6:00 am and were very lucky not to have to carry our backpacks. Once we were at the Crater we walked down into it and then back out again. There was a beautiful view of the Crater, Mawenzi point, and Kibo point.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;"> View of Mawenzi (2nd peak on Kili)</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr>
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Going into the Crater<br />
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After the Crater we went back to the hut to have breakfast. Once we were all packed up and ready to go, we set off. About half way through the hike it started to pour rain, so we had to get all of our rain stuff on, raincoat, rain pants and a pack cover (if we had one) and continue on with our hike.<br />
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Hiking in misty and cold rain<br />
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By the time we were back at the gate it had stopped raining, but all of our clothes were still wet. Just before lunch it started raining again and it was raining for some of the bus ride home too.<br />
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On the bus ride back we ate lunch which was chicken or veggie pizza. We are all very proud of ourselves for passing O.P level one to Mandara Hut on Kilimanjaro.<br />
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In two weeks I'm looking forward to the next level: 2 nights in the Pare Mountains. <br />
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Here's the blurb in the school newsletter written by the ISMAC trip leader<br />
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I'm so proud of T for not only doing this trip, but doing it twice. This might fall under things that should go under the "<a href="http://tanzanytales.blogspot.com/p/for-grandparents.html" target="_blank">For the Grandparents</a>" section of the blog, but I thought T did such a great job writing about it I wanted everyone to see it. </div>
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Lisa Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393014098962604385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548424619958660977.post-63689899492667804742016-01-17T13:14:00.001+03:002016-01-17T19:18:04.037+03:00Loisaba and Lewa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We had an amazing week up at <a href="http://www.loisaba.com/index.php">Loisaba</a>. <a href="http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/africa/introducing-loisaba-conservancy.xml">TNC</a> (The Nature Conservancy) is helping to build a new luxury tented camp on the Loisaba Conservancy and we volunteered to the be guinea pigs to make sure all is in working order. The new lodge will officially open in March and it’s getting lots of <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/news/article/69755/elewana-to-open-a-new">international press</a> already. Very exciting.<br />
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After an 11 hour drive from Arusha we were thrilled to be met with an infinity pool and rainbow. We were excited that Webb and Jeff would be meeting us here in two days time. Since we were the only guests we were spoiled rotten for the entire week. <br />
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Even though Matt is really the Chairman of the Board for Loisaba, we think Anderson should actually have that title. He took our testing job seriously and sat in every chair almost as soon as we arrived to make sure that they were up to par.<br />
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The new tents were amazing perched on the top of a hill overlooking a water hole with beautiful sunrise views. We enjoyed coffee and hot cocoa at our tents every morning. The hyrax and hornbill did, too.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Loisaba Tented Camp</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of many beautiful sunrises</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anderson enjoying the sunrise, ever on the look-out for animals</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">Morning hot cocoa and reading</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">Hyrax</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Resident hornbill stealing a breakfast biscuit</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Elephants at the waterhole</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Good morning</span></td></tr>
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The kids were very excited for Grammy and Grandpa to arrive and tried to make sure they knew it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Welcome notes</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Patiently waiting for Grammy and Grandpa to get off the plane at the Loisaba airstrip</span></td></tr>
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Although I’m sure Webb and Jeff were looking forward to a restful afternoon and evening after their long travels, that’s just not how it was meant to be. Their arrival date happened to be the only night that the very popular <a href="http://www.loisaba.com/star_beds.php">Kiboko Starbeds</a> were free. We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to stay there, so after a few hours of relaxation at the tented camp we moved ourselves over to the Starbeds for the night. This is certainly my kind of place. While <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2015/12/31/celebrate-new-years-eve-in-the-stunning-star-beds-of-kenya/#2715e4857a0b44cfcf3063f6">Forbes recommended the Starbeds</a> for New Years we felt lucky to be able to spend the night there on the 29th. (It’s also listed it as one of the “<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3350759/The-world-s-best-outdoor-hotel-rooms-revealed.html">World’s Best Outdoor Hotel Rooms</a>”). How lucky are we????? <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sleeping under the stars</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Amazing to watch the sunrise from the comfort of bed</span></td></tr>
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We did lots of game drives, fishing, walking, and horseback riding with some pool and relaxation time sprinkled in. We also were able to have an amazing New Year's Eve party on a deck full of interesting people. Great way to bring in the new year. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Family!<br />At Sosian Natural Springs</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">View from the deck. Ash coloring on a rock.<br />We called it Lizard Rock because it was nice and warm in the cool mornings.</span></td></tr>
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After about a week at Loisaba we made the four hour trek to <a href="http://www.lewa.org/">Lewa</a>. We spent two nights there for more game viewing. We got very close to seeing our first kill, but the lioness missed. She was stalking from the road, lying low, and took a swipe at the zebra as it ran past, but she missed. It was very exciting. <br />
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Back in Arusha we had a few final days of holiday before school started back up. There was lots of quality time together including some amazing scavenger hunts (fake clues!) and games of hide and seek (trees were a favorite hiding spot). Now school is back in session and swim lessons have started. All fun things for the kids to show Grammy and Grandpa. Webb and Jeff are currently on safari to the Serengeti, Matt is chimp viewing in Mahale, and Tierney is backpacking to the first hut on Kilimanjaro (again). We’re so very fortunate. <span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">…for power outages. It’s been really bad lately. Saturday we had power from 4:20 am – 6:25 am. Doing laundry at 4:30 am isn’t really all that much fun, but we’ve been dealing with it pretty well. Matt’s been traveling lately (most recently Beijing and Hong Kong), so of course his first day back we have power – I’ll take it though. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Luckily, when we bought our oven 6 years ago, someone was smart enough to tell us to get a gas stove so it’s not impacted by power issues. Some of our other friends weren’t so lucky. We took full advantage of it this past week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Just one more week of school and then a 3 1/2 week break when we’ll meet up with Webb and Jeff at Loisaba Conservancy just after Christmas. We’re so excited! The LA Times just published a great article about it and TNC’s work there: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/travel/cruises/sns-tns-bc-wlt-kenya-conservancy-20151207-story.html">here</a>. We can’t wait to go <a href="http://tanzanytales.blogspot.com/2014/10/loisaba-kenya.html">back</a>. </span><br />
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Lisa Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393014098962604385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548424619958660977.post-33324555529237844282015-12-02T19:51:00.001+03:002015-12-09T20:56:10.492+03:00Serengeti with Matembezi<p><font size="3">We had a great weekend at Naabi Hill in the Serengeti with <a href="http://j-eat.blogspot.com/">Chris Clarke</a> who made Tanzania a stop on her around the world tour. So happy we were able to get her out on safari. This was the first time that we went to the Serengeti this time of year; it was so green and beautiful. Tierney was still in Moshi playing soccer and swimming, so we missed her, but were so happy to be able to get away for a couple of nights.</font></p> <p><font size="3">It was the type of trip that was not conducive to sleep because animals were calling all night (lions, hyena, zebra…), but it was totally worth it. We had a lioness walk through while we were having sundowners at camp. Could this be the same one we saw in February <a href="http://tanzanytales.blogspot.com/2015/03/serengeti-with-goyles.html">with the Goyles</a>? </font></p> <p><font size="3">Ashlyn documented almost 90 species of birds and 25 mammal species over the two days! (And I finally got to see an African Wild Cat)</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZCT0tg1fQww/Vl8gtVSS1RI/AAAAAAAAWJ8/PAB5hgFfr4Y/s1600-h/IMG_0343%252520%2525282%252529%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Wildebeest" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0343 (2)" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-asZogbH6IZQ/Vl8gujxKPvI/AAAAAAAAWKE/PcZnTVGPOzo/IMG_0343%252520%2525282%252529_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="273" height="206"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0t5cftA8FpY/Vl8gvprMkWI/AAAAAAAAWKM/I5A61zPsnXk/s1600-h/IMG_3187%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Cheetah" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3187" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8hXhv371wYI/Vl8gwiJiwJI/AAAAAAAAWKU/L6zX9qwIR9o/IMG_3187_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="274" height="206"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7pBWpOJTygQ/Vl8gxnrhcWI/AAAAAAAAWKc/0zuLerKP2ZY/s1600-h/IMG_3177%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="Jo's happy bday toast" style="border-left-width: 0px; 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Lone male sees three young males across the plains before he decides he’s outmatched and runs away. Hagai wrote a fun summary about it <a href="http://africageographic.com/blog/cheetahs-in-the-serengeti/">here</a> (his pics are better, too).</font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-72X2112UBZw/Vl8hDA_VQ_I/AAAAAAAAWMc/xpGODopWEQc/s1600-h/IMG_4594%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4594" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4594" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-amRuRs8zzYM/Vl8hEC2n-dI/AAAAAAAAWMk/DPYnMqeRG0s/IMG_4594_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="284" height="191"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-boA9p44DTKc/Vl8hFdpb0DI/AAAAAAAAWMs/zVa3y6vij80/s1600-h/IMG_4624%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4624" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4624" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wrPE_-grXW0/Vl8hGkYFuuI/AAAAAAAAWM0/nGf2MX8L7F8/IMG_4624_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="283" height="188"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rPnAEY8itCc/Vl8hH-p1jzI/AAAAAAAAWM8/31UWw-3VdMQ/s1600-h/IMG_4642%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4642" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4642" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VaMnXdiMxjs/Vl8hI_oOarI/AAAAAAAAWNE/-sp-6jUqieg/IMG_4642_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="268" height="180"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SxZ5p_L6oic/Vl8hKMkp_JI/AAAAAAAAWNM/HV9mpCs8PMA/s1600-h/IMG_4701%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Young maasai girl" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4701" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-auG3AiZdM2Y/Vl8hL3CpB-I/AAAAAAAAWNU/RuqB3xNI400/IMG_4701_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="269" height="203"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Golden jackals have recently been re-categorized as a wolf after DNA testing.</font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qrzhb9AOtOo/Vl8hNAbYM-I/AAAAAAAAWNc/knvPGsyoxpE/s1600-h/IMG_4730%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4730" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4730" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U132BWv0gXg/Vl8hOGLeLmI/AAAAAAAAWNk/9_WdFuzYbv8/IMG_4730_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="310" height="209"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">We got to see a male lion display the <a href="http://www.grantatkinson.com/blog/understanding-flehmen-in-big-cats">Flehman Response</a> after he smelled the female’s urine to tell if she is ready to mate. Really cool. </font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TwBRXj0hFgg/Vl8hPVA3gFI/AAAAAAAAWNs/TbT47s3bXSc/s1600-h/IMG_4812%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4812" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4812" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cs05YFti4e8/Vl8hQZQM4-I/AAAAAAAAWN0/N7YlzarpzWQ/IMG_4812_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="279" height="188"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IYbfgUpWZMI/Vl8hRuKoY_I/AAAAAAAAWN8/cJdAyo0Forw/s1600-h/IMG_4829%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4829" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4829" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lsIJn3il9kQ/Vl8hSpzNd1I/AAAAAAAAWOE/ass1BGxXnI0/IMG_4829_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="281" height="189"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Yr1HWJPEdWs/Vl8hTh8gUGI/AAAAAAAAWOM/kvdfSWyZjqQ/s1600-h/IMG_4816%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4816" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4816" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Xb2E0Lvam4I/Vl8hUSUXOtI/AAAAAAAAWOU/2FtLwCSDMuY/IMG_4816_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="277" height="186"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pcLXn5EkeUA/Vl8hVz5zk3I/AAAAAAAAWOc/OVe1heK3eqU/s1600-h/IMG_4871%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4871" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4871" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3OVWXyhxjzM/Vl8hWv17OTI/AAAAAAAAWOk/ZOfe5fGxxsA/IMG_4871_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="274" height="184"></a> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Serengeti Silliness</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I5IAAzFMeac/Vl8hX5WqZhI/AAAAAAAAWOs/BlneSAEjykQ/s1600-h/IMG_3089%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_3089" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3089" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l6pOSdE8gZA/Vl8hZAmUGlI/AAAAAAAAWO0/MUydbR7xJt4/IMG_3089_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="312" height="235"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xm2KB5Yuat4/Vl8haNLZ9JI/AAAAAAAAWO8/xHkSnLm6VWw/s1600-h/IMG_3224%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_3224" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3224" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j_Rep9Yb-7o/Vl8hbCXcIZI/AAAAAAAAWPA/EP4OSOhn4eA/IMG_3224_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">We found toilets with the best view (of the Ngorongoro Crater)</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4XWpIOcMXWo/Vl8hcNxODVI/AAAAAAAAWPM/aECQHX3vz44/s1600-h/IMG_3259%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_3259" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3259" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-St7nhNCNKoo/Vl8hc2E2uJI/AAAAAAAAWPU/1KxxgZ8r4bI/IMG_3259_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="363" height="273"></a></p> <p><font size="3">We have a few more pics: </font><a href="https://goo.gl/photos/di5H93p7GtgpGjkd7"><font size="3">here</font></a></p> <p><font size="3">Thanks, </font><a href="http://www.matembezi.co.tz/"><font size="3">Matembezi</font></a><font size="3"> for a great weekend!</font></p> Lisa Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393014098962604385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548424619958660977.post-86788146125371612032015-12-02T13:12:00.001+03:002015-12-02T13:12:30.176+03:00Tanzgiving 2015<p><font size="3">We celebrated our 6th Annual Tanzgiving at the Foley’s. What a great tradition this has been for us. Unfortunately we were missing some of the big kids (i.e. Tierney) since they were in Moshi representing ISMAC at the Secondary Sports Weekend.</font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KOB9102Ov88/Vl7Dxu5MoKI/AAAAAAAAWHw/Jaemcjo2vHo/s1600-h/DSCF09571.jpg"><img title="The whole gang" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF0957" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ofSu685FFgI/Vl7DzK8tifI/AAAAAAAAWH4/TKc2J-X59zk/DSCF0957_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="556" height="289"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OHFMwrU7lHQ/Vl7D0KGhaPI/AAAAAAAAWIA/6uwvfOakQaQ/s1600-h/DSCF09581.jpg"><img title="The whole silly gang" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF0958" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AIYo1d6wOIo/Vl7D1jAVX_I/AAAAAAAAWII/2SwaUKKZaEA/DSCF0958_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="559" height="272"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-snsb9_SmsRA/Vl7D2_7WgaI/AAAAAAAAWIQ/atQNnh5Ehj4/s1600-h/IMG_31394.jpg"><img title="Making turkeys" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3139" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vSvZGKPR0ZY/Vl7D3zSus9I/AAAAAAAAWIY/pZGdDwjlUf4/IMG_3139_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="342" height="258"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VUoZgp_JM6E/Vl7D4vOdIVI/AAAAAAAAWIg/fk1avWC_s2c/s1600-h/IMG_31444.jpg"><img title="Anderson" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3144" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-453m5cT12Kw/Vl7D5xxOK_I/AAAAAAAAWIo/SyUUFUdZQ74/IMG_3144_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="196" height="260"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P8Zlncs50bg/Vl7D7c6A1NI/AAAAAAAAWIw/lrKJsyb5cYo/s1600-h/IMG_31553.jpg"><img title="IMG_3155" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3155" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cuSoO_kjeXQ/Vl7D8dRhGrI/AAAAAAAAWI4/ylZfTxf0Zzc/IMG_3155_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ap7en1HtORY/Vl7D9H7kF5I/AAAAAAAAWJA/UUO_F0RJmd8/s1600-h/IMG_31483.jpg"><img title="IMG_3148" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3148" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SE5L_fziEbw/Vl7D-G038AI/AAAAAAAAWJI/UftSbAVYzbE/IMG_3148_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LmYb6o1XvSk/Vl7D_TdVnaI/AAAAAAAAWJQ/kK8Zgk9DQ7g/s1600-h/IMG_31473.jpg"><img title="IMG_3147" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3147" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oYkJKIrMsi4/Vl7EAQhAfyI/AAAAAAAAWJY/qR09cEk8i3I/IMG_3147_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MRCSW9_MczE/Vl7EBlSu8pI/AAAAAAAAWJg/acVPZq1eprw/s1600-h/IMG_315915.jpg"><img title="The kids table" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3159" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jYpXTJREql8/Vl7EC-3kS0I/AAAAAAAAWJo/lA6fm6cW4D8/IMG_3159_thumb12.jpg?imgmax=800" width="387" height="291"></a></p> <p><font size="3">Hope everyone had as great of a celebration as we did! Happy Tanzgiving!</font></p> Lisa Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393014098962604385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548424619958660977.post-11719794594834173422015-11-03T11:41:00.001+03:002015-11-03T11:41:27.852+03:00South Africa: Cape Town and Beyond<p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UCcW5pO_ShI/VjhwLxrw3SI/AAAAAAAAVkE/LXK020a3dmA/s1600-h/IMG_2510%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2510" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2510" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sVotNvfwSIk/VjhwNQ61vXI/AAAAAAAAVkM/2h3T9rofmkU/IMG_2510_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="466" height="327"></a></p> <p><font size="3">For this year’s mid-term holiday we went to South Africa. ISM shifted the holiday back a week from it’s normally scheduled time to give expats a chance to leave during the general/presidential election. Due in part to inexpensive flights and a strong US dollar, many ISM families chose this as their destination, too. Cape Town is an amazingly beautiful city. We had so much fun and there is still so much left to explore!</font></p> <p><font size="3">I know many people think that since we’re already in Africa that South Africa is just a quick jaunt, but it’s still far away. It took us 3 flights and a full day of travel to get there (left the house at 5:30 am and arrive Cape Town at 6:00 pm); it’s about the same distance as NYC to San Diego. Just enough time to head down to the waterfront and get dinner before we fell into bed.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VbFBQKToti8/VjhwO8MIO_I/AAAAAAAAVkU/VWqak-7hyoM/s1600-h/IMG_2219%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Ferris wheel at night on the waterfront" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2219" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FjMY9TkXV7I/VjhwQYHfK8I/AAAAAAAAVkc/75bdf8DXFAE/IMG_2219_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244"></a></p> <p><font size="3">We woke up to a gorgeous day with the mountains beckoning to us from our window. A hike sounded like the perfect way to start our holiday. We heard <a href="http://hikingcapetown.co.za/hike-pages/short-hikes/lions-head-cape-town/" target="_blank">Lion’s Head</a> was a great hike, so we headed straight there. It turned out to be more technical than we had expected, but the kids were up for the challenge and it was so worth it. </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--60D3i66st8/VjhwRkgiu8I/AAAAAAAAVkk/E2JQ9CDycu0/s1600-h/IMG_2256%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Climbing Lion's Head" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2256" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t92oZ5z91a4/VjhwSXp1ANI/AAAAAAAAVko/V7TqdfT_new/IMG_2256_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="199" height="264"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pNzSP5JgR14/VjhwTh6poXI/AAAAAAAAVkw/o9TFNI7h_f8/s1600-h/IMG_2258%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="View of Table Mountain" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2258" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U8d3VYOTi94/VjhwUjRWKyI/AAAAAAAAVk4/cz8SPfHC_rQ/IMG_2258_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="348" height="262"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">That afternoon we took the easy route (via cable car) to the top of <a href="http://www.tablemountain.net/" target="_blank">Table Mountain</a> for more stunning views…and sundowners.</font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lh2NmwrUkpU/VjhwVxLDviI/AAAAAAAAVlE/DT711LuDhIw/s1600-h/IMG_2291%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Cable Car to Table Mountain" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2291" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dULIXsDpw6c/VjhwWwKCvEI/AAAAAAAAVlM/nTM_yCrWQ7s/IMG_2291_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="213"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_NtdWsHTrUM/VjhwYAfTPxI/AAAAAAAAVlU/EMuGkiY-UZk/s1600-h/IMG_2777%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2777" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2777" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XgnbXZiMZuM/VjhwZeSZNHI/AAAAAAAAVlc/SXBXEgOd72k/IMG_2777_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="212"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qCt0qoVHt9o/VjhwasnrvAI/AAAAAAAAVlk/jDEwB_TRgyU/s1600-h/IMG_2779%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="View of Lion's Head" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="View of Lion's Head" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X7Fr6RTFCfk/Vjhwb1fVM-I/AAAAAAAAVls/W0N1JBAemGk/IMG_2779_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="277" height="209"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zgDpKK5q928/VjhwdkS0-3I/AAAAAAAAVl0/561N-hcDSyg/s1600-h/IMG_2309%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Sundowners" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2309" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lqvYjd-QBfU/VjhwfFIas9I/AAAAAAAAVl8/c6nKMo9P96o/IMG_2309_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="286" height="216"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wB50JUiUYXY/VjhwfzsThuI/AAAAAAAAVmE/RagqJrNVFQg/s1600-h/IMG_2315%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="peaceful" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2315" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MlP-NMlRDHc/Vjhwg9_ePDI/AAAAAAAAVmM/5HqFTqxF7r8/IMG_2315_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="213"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qGYLG1Qp6us/Vjhwhw5WKaI/AAAAAAAAVmU/VJV5_tgw0c0/s1600-h/IMG_2337%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2337" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2337" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3W1HFUxa_nc/VjhwjmVb1UI/AAAAAAAAVmc/Odqx1whX3xI/IMG_2337_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="286" height="216"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">The next day we headed south from Cape Town in search of penguins on what has to be one of the most gorgeous drives in the world.</font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mm24QDwRNcY/Vjhwklyil2I/AAAAAAAAVmk/Rd_KQEKlY_k/s1600-h/IMG_2367%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Hout Bay" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2367" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hpL3V0pnv0Y/Vjhwl0WNmpI/AAAAAAAAVms/I6UQ9pxBLV0/IMG_2367_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="324" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Penguins!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.sanparks.org/parks/table_mountain/tourism/attractions.php#boulders"><img title="IMG_2372" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2372" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sQ3RRRyVWGc/Vjhwm7dIsVI/AAAAAAAAVmw/3V4IFtqeXq4/IMG_2372%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="378" height="146"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">They’re not kidding</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-biSVV_SeT30/Vjhwn3Tah5I/AAAAAAAAVm8/0Ff3H_od9E0/s1600-h/IMG_2397%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2397" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2397" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fC3Zn0iCgYo/Vjhwo9pf9vI/AAAAAAAAVnE/qb4BUJdgUZY/IMG_2397_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="281" height="211"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_HH39aNwjcQ/VjhwqRHaJ1I/AAAAAAAAVnM/VzLQafPzp70/s1600-h/IMG_2371%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Penguin under car" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2371" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m2ZAs4R1oxk/VjhwsCQ0DiI/AAAAAAAAVnU/j2xI88DLXBY/IMG_2371_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="284" height="214"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cl4fHv7DyZ0/VjhwtfEP34I/AAAAAAAAVnc/yPyGTSXNXys/s1600-h/IMG_2376%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Penguins!!!!" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2376" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FXGEFOwQyXY/VjhwuYpLYeI/AAAAAAAAVnk/08OI1xqoRKQ/IMG_2376_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r0aMsdgqTsY/VjhwvXXrInI/AAAAAAAAVns/lTNeg6UlwRM/s1600-h/IMG_2383%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Brrrrrr" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2383" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F-glAE3zwow/VjhwwVS82XI/AAAAAAAAVn0/E7tXRGTNrNk/IMG_2383_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="284" height="214"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ieDy7NQDxhM/Vjhwxj_hFpI/AAAAAAAAVn8/ggFoSxgTVUQ/s1600-h/IMG_2390%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Our own private penguins" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2390" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wzJryBU_RGw/Vjhwy3AqscI/AAAAAAAAVoE/N7uiVpOMi8A/IMG_2390_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="284" height="214"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Then further on to visit the <a href="http://www.sanparks.org/parks/table_mountain/tourism/attractions.php#goodhope">Cape of Good Hope</a>/Cape Point. We started with clear blue skies and then the fog rolled in which made it eerie and cool. </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E8VzgIRpsS4/Vjhw0FQU9ZI/AAAAAAAAVoM/UL58VpJDtWE/s1600-h/IMG_2404%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2404" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2404" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5TjNq-myJ1o/Vjhw1ROp6UI/AAAAAAAAVoU/FxmPFHTOvf4/IMG_2404_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="215"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sL0We8wCg9M/Vjhw2YgRRxI/AAAAAAAAVoc/HbF7DqKI13c/s1600-h/IMG_2410%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2410" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2410" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2wKTWwB7YiI/Vjhw3fW27xI/AAAAAAAAVog/BHqPAcERu9c/IMG_2410_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="281" height="212"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KlHCiSuNxnE/Vjhw4E-f8rI/AAAAAAAAVos/hJGOnLS6Dmo/s1600-h/IMG_2435%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="Hike to Cape Point" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2435" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4391hlaDQBQ/Vjhw5IXH4hI/AAAAAAAAVow/hZT0GHOLtyQ/IMG_2435_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244"></a></p> <p><font size="3">On our third full day in Cape Town we went to <a href="http://www.sanbi.org/gardens/kirstenbosch">Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens</a> before we headed out to a soccer match that night. We joined a guided tour and it was so worth it. Dot, our guide, was so knowledgeable about all of the plants, but she also wove in great historical stories of kings and queens, too. She was amazing. </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V0tUDc9PH0A/Vjhw6tW53fI/AAAAAAAAVo8/wRgtyxJacVs/s1600-h/IMG_2449%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Gardens" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2449" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i7-LYnlRmbQ/Vjhw7na1c3I/AAAAAAAAVpE/IHlBAEtivkY/IMG_2449_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="281" height="211"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-voUrmHq6KUo/Vjhw88FWhMI/AAAAAAAAVpM/HqlcaMj7RaY/s1600-h/IMG_2454%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Ponds" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2454" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TLGQGVdsUUM/Vjhw9jB-RiI/AAAAAAAAVpU/S9RcVneEvks/IMG_2454_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="280" height="211"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zkco_8WOFqU/Vjhw-3_CH0I/AAAAAAAAVpc/CmoJaWuxWzI/s1600-h/IMG_2462%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Bird of paradise" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2462" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--aohe6Frz_s/Vjhw_1qyr3I/AAAAAAAAVpg/rhOz5Wn2pXA/IMG_2462_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="280" height="211"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O9ylU2NNKTU/VjhxA-Ifa1I/AAAAAAAAVps/a8i07c88ClA/s1600-h/IMG_2474%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Where are the kids?" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2474" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UfQyVUXa_1c/VjhxCKp45CI/AAAAAAAAVp0/PBYxcIcWseI/IMG_2474_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="277" height="209"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Is42UvQn9FM/VjhxDCvfUPI/AAAAAAAAVp8/rNeCBVJE9vA/s1600-h/IMG_2495%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Our own private garden" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2495" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nM2u9u04SSY/VjhxEA9ggZI/AAAAAAAAVqE/ZubRyixGcSY/IMG_2495_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pGC5WjVQZNU/VjhxFaINu1I/AAAAAAAAVqM/SDDL7y2FhwE/s1600-h/IMG_2499%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Sisters" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2499" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oFfJA-FoNSU/VjhxGsojdVI/AAAAAAAAVqU/4nnepZqT9SY/IMG_2499_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="317" height="239"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Webb, Ashy chose these as her favorites just for you.</font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gGsbtpOK5J8/VjhxH2J5PYI/AAAAAAAAVqc/Pt01sjv4_30/s1600-h/IMG_2507%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Ashy's favorites" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2507" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WIRmyjGPNxY/VjhxJBaEIdI/AAAAAAAAVqk/IMDMnXA8hcQ/IMG_2507_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="421" height="284"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NxBYdHk2DKE/VjhxKLwWrzI/AAAAAAAAVqs/V6p2xRe-BbU/s1600-h/IMG_2488%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2488" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2488" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MQHJjg2w2pA/VjhxKzilnEI/AAAAAAAAVq0/hRXZ3TQMgoI/IMG_2488_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="301" height="127"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MZYbL3ijm3I/VjhxMZ5Yl_I/AAAAAAAAVq8/Lz1s9v_UGUc/s1600-h/IMG_2487%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Bird Bath natural spring" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2487" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q7fh0JUFCpA/VjhxOYFr8LI/AAAAAAAAVrE/BPvKyyCWqPo/IMG_2487_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="297" height="224"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Canopy Walk</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LBk_d5Tk0zE/VjhxPm5SeXI/AAAAAAAAVrM/egWZsm_n69s/s1600-h/IMG_2485%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2485" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2485" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tQHkfkahWeM/VjhxQ3FM2AI/AAAAAAAAVrQ/yBWTsTV2p6Y/IMG_2485_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="334" height="252"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">The next day we did a morning <a href="http://www.capetown.travel/attractions/entry/sea_point">Sea Point</a> walk before our ferry to <a href="http://www.robben-island.org.za/">Robben Island</a>. Anyone that thought 11 years old is too old for playgrounds would be wrong.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O7HEm29gNa8/VjhxSRmiYuI/AAAAAAAAVrc/GqrF7hRzP4M/s1600-h/IMG_2520%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2520" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2520" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RpdjT0JvfDA/VjhxTsosTOI/AAAAAAAAVrk/cos2PTvJS4k/IMG_2520_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="393" height="296"></a></p> <p><font size="3">After a pretty 45 minute ferry ride we arrived at <a href="http://www.robben-island.org.za/">Robben Island</a>. This is where the political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela, were held during Apartheid. It’s easy to see how there were no successful escapes. Our guide, <a href="http://www.robben-island.org.za/stories">Ntando Mbatha</a>, was once a prisoner here and hearing about his experience first hand was quite impressive. We saw Nelson Mandela’s actual cell as well as where he buried the manuscript for <u>Long Walk to Freedom</u> before it was smuggled out. Hard to image spending 18 years here. </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ombeKgMYb8U/VjhxUzVWkiI/AAAAAAAAVrs/77taNn9ZH-c/s1600-h/IMG_2530%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Firsthand knowledge" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2530" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2ymAt3aKl9k/VjhxVyVFnNI/AAAAAAAAVr0/roV4ZC5M-0Y/IMG_2530_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="325" height="245"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i5llONsRWj4/VjhxXlZFb_I/AAAAAAAAVr8/EdnMCvpp-qc/s1600-h/IMG_2532%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="Nelson Mandela's cell" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2532" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XMH4zsIaLTE/VjhxYlVJXZI/AAAAAAAAVsE/9Epu8Zk3jBc/IMG_2532_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GpBwv9F8rms/VjhxaParh_I/AAAAAAAAVsM/BFnEv8IqSVA/s1600-h/IMG_2852%25255B5%25255D%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="Cape Town view from Robben Island" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2852" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_fL87L_R_GA/VjhxbL9IEHI/AAAAAAAAVsU/JStxRfTD_R4/IMG_2852%25255B5%25255D_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="272" height="203"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uFtMGN4gG3s/VjhxchFVP2I/AAAAAAAAVsc/Zp_P5Q40cU0/s1600-h/IMG_2535%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2535" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2535" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TycD2SYc4eE/VjhxdiG2_UI/AAAAAAAAVsk/R4r31mOGJuM/IMG_2535_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="286" height="203"></a></p> <p><font size="3">After 5 nights in Cape Town we were ready to get out of the city and go explore more of South Africa. We were heading to a friend’s mom’s beach house in Plettenberg Bay, but we figured as long as we were heading east we may as well take the extra few hours and touch the southern most tip of the continent, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Agulhas">Cape Agulhas</a>, where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet. When will we ever get that chance again?</font> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rmfEXUi6bNA/VjhxfhKNZTI/AAAAAAAAVss/tEiV3634NkY/s1600-h/western%252520cape%252520map%25255B9%25255D.png"><img title="western cape map" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="western cape map" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rU4OWtfWcsM/VjhxgwtaeNI/AAAAAAAAVs0/unWgLb4umhA/western%252520cape%252520map_thumb%25255B9%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="571" height="265"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MBpL0-fZPBE/VjhxiR6GAUI/AAAAAAAAVs8/9Vx1BfLLlX0/s1600-h/IMG_2547%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Agulhas" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2547" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z3s0hrT08Tk/VjhxkOgTM4I/AAAAAAAAVtE/18Cbex-S9eY/IMG_2547_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="277" height="209"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r_NKJAleUhU/VjhxluqAzUI/AAAAAAAAVtM/EBNzM_2hLbg/s1600-h/IMG_2568%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="They counted just to be sure" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2568" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zItfcXSzf_o/VjhxmudZzjI/AAAAAAAAVtU/qn40NPo_5uA/IMG_2568_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="276" height="208"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XKlOeEOq9n4/Vjhxn6PRsJI/AAAAAAAAVtc/BZqtov0XQcI/s1600-h/IMG_2558%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Southernmost Tip of Africa!" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2558" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JMdvuRy1MmE/Vjhxo8mF76I/AAAAAAAAVtk/7Kc01ba9QsE/IMG_2558_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="301" height="227"></a></p> <p><font size="3">Then on to <a href="http://www.plettenbergbayinfo.co.za/">Plettenberg Bay</a>. We felt very fortunate to be able to take advantage of the generosity of friends. We <font size="3">swam in the pool,</font> watched whales and dolphins from the porch, went for long walks on the beach, and watched a game or two of world cup rugby (love the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTwbKryrhks">Haka</a>!). We ended up staying 4 nights because it was so peaceful. </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ouCU8sd-gFs/VjhxqM8K8rI/AAAAAAAAVts/md9ekBXB2rE/s1600-h/IMG_2708%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="Sunrise" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2708" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6KhB_OHB3p8/VjhxrKp5uKI/AAAAAAAAVt0/4pURJxEu-C8/IMG_2708_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="283" height="213"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CBnUNzYndik/VjhxsqFbpqI/AAAAAAAAVt8/kcS29Oq8ikg/s1600-h/IMG_2575%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Breakfast on the porch" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2575" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zRDaKilkiS0/Vjhxt3gAPqI/AAAAAAAAVuE/c5wPHelsIUA/IMG_2575_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="212"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NCL8VTiy6Js/Vjhxvbvo-PI/AAAAAAAAVuM/Q5UlecfdnxA/s1600-h/IMG_3149%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="Brown house was ours" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3149" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZRI45D-ZtEQ/VjhxwTSdAMI/AAAAAAAAVuU/GnkbadL7mOw/IMG_3149_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="281" height="212"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZambLY4Y-0c/VjhxxWDhn5I/AAAAAAAAVuc/aoxH3xgZjAA/s1600-h/IMG_2661%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="A peaceful moment for Anderson" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2661" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ki4jIzBLIU8/VjhxyjglKVI/AAAAAAAAVug/FVyt41TUwik/IMG_2661_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="212"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">We weren’t able to swim due to dangerous waters and these bluebottle jellyfish. They were really cool to look at and then watch the snails devour them when the next wave washed over.</font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zo7M5r44n0E/Vjhxz1fWjeI/AAAAAAAAVus/JbU1T2-TolY/s1600-h/IMG_2593%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Bluebottle jellyfish" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2593" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mrMY4eD4p44/Vjhx05HuF5I/AAAAAAAAVu0/Qu31-_6Id8M/IMG_2593_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="284" height="214"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-elcb4mOOD7M/Vjhx2v4LdNI/AAAAAAAAVu8/pKWnoDTimfw/s1600-h/IMG_2659%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Bluebottle jelly being eaten by snails" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2659" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T1DczkN7sUU/Vjhx3nfcNpI/AAAAAAAAVvE/n_RsnRXYbeo/IMG_2659_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="284" height="214"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">We went to <a href="http://www.monkeyland.co.za/">Monkeyland</a> one day. It’s a sanctuary for rescued monkeys and lemurs. The striped lemur will always remind me of Mike. The lemurs and howler monkeys were <a href="https://youtu.be/hO1hRGsm0c4">noisy</a>, and the spider monkeys were super cheeky.</font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eZRnt0DBYOM/Vjhx45pXa9I/AAAAAAAAVvM/YDpbkJFLoxY/s1600-h/IMG_2608%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="striped tail lemur" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2608" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PFHMYTkI4HY/Vjhx5yQHIbI/AAAAAAAAVvU/GfIEwpnnaQw/IMG_2608_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="203" height="269"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P0XFiZ4zZZA/Vjhx7K_166I/AAAAAAAAVvc/JcbbocAtPy0/s1600-h/MW%252520lemur%252520tail%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="MW lemur tail raceface" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="MW lemur tail" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Wcve5lorqKA/Vjhx8PJQxUI/AAAAAAAAVvk/2g07sdo-8Hg/MW%252520lemur%252520tail_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="295" height="266"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1_Hcw_tDElE/Vjhx90keW3I/AAAAAAAAVvs/8YMyOZPtxCE/s1600-h/IMG_2620%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="lemur" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2620" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_ptCnFGCyOM/Vjhx-4GOnFI/AAAAAAAAVv0/yEg6JM3-tOs/IMG_2620_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="284" height="214"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LFuou3dxwKQ/VjhyApm9avI/AAAAAAAAVv8/rPyWVU4U8As/s1600-h/IMG_2631%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="canopy walk with monkeys" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2631" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e2tsHUafpfg/VjhyBSvEMXI/AAAAAAAAVwE/iA7Rx-BydYk/IMG_2631_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="213"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Our guess is that a storm washed all these starfish in. Sad, yet beautiful.</font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K09JL2xJja0/VjhyDSnTvSI/AAAAAAAAVwQ/72estFbqp6Y/s1600-h/IMG_2684%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Plettenberg starfish" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2684" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VdUFJFssn0g/VjhyE2tw0CI/AAAAAAAAVwY/ZfpV5kXPhyM/IMG_2684_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="333" height="251"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Failed whale watch cruise, but we did get to see lots and lots of seals and one really cool elephant seal that bit into the smaller seal and tossed it.</font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aQowLsOI-Yc/VjhyGQzVgtI/AAAAAAAAVwg/jZpZaw43u0Q/s1600-h/IMG_3176%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="Elephant seal" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S_Jk4zWEITs/VjhyHXJJrJI/AAAAAAAAVwo/eIde9WOPS3Y/IMG_3176_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="435" height="327"></a></p> <p><font size="3">It was time to start making our way back to Cape Town via Hermanus, but another detour to Oudtshoorn to visit <a href="http://www.safariostrich.co.za/" target="_blank">Safari Ostrich Farm</a> seemed warranted. Kids all listed this as a highlight. It was pretty crazy. We learned that the invention of the automobile almost single handedly killed the demand for ostrich feathers because it was no longer practical for women to wear them on their hats (but really, how was an ostrich feather hat ever really practical??)</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3vzhEsv6UmQ/VjhyIqvPMHI/AAAAAAAAVww/mwpGKiWQ_TI/s1600-h/IMG_2713%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="You lookin' at me?" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2713" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X9thMFcblWI/VjhyJqrAt7I/AAAAAAAAVw4/KH_GUcEm2N4/IMG_2713_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="347" height="261"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Standing on eggs</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F9esyLGQYv4/VjhyK6hl65I/AAAAAAAAVxA/emQN21sU1yo/s1600-h/IMG_2721%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Ash stands on eggs" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2721" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b5B4P3kMUa4/VjhyMFxR7WI/AAAAAAAAVxI/_M4V-DMjVow/IMG_2721_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xMtldVQJbLY/VjhyNmqh_NI/AAAAAAAAVxQ/1MoCXnXs1FQ/s1600-h/IMG_2722%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="T stands on eggs" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2722" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IPifqxj2DxE/VjhyO929lRI/AAAAAAAAVxY/fnyy87hvF-A/IMG_2722_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V4h5jLB4yFA/VjhyQXv2U8I/AAAAAAAAVxg/wxA0t77BbfM/s1600-h/IMG_2723%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Anders stands on eggs" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2723" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-13uj-MsVTB0/VjhyRjmXFtI/AAAAAAAAVxo/QXSwUaVvPyA/IMG_2723_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Feeding ostrich</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-chWGcK_hpIE/VjhyTLQGJ0I/AAAAAAAAVxw/E6YODMpza-4/s1600-h/IMG_2727%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Feeding ostrich" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2727" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0P8EdIuXbfY/VjhyUAv_aII/AAAAAAAAVx4/qfYgYPC0aYE/IMG_2727_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="390" height="294"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">All suited up (to protect the ostrich from germs).</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A-BB5RoNdKo/VjhyVVAF-UI/AAAAAAAAVyA/rt2Fd8AnZDU/s1600-h/IMG_2738%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Ostrich riding gear" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2738" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AvNaYqHPnms/VjhyWk3J2VI/AAAAAAAAVyI/MBnB-IH7tgk/IMG_2738_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="283" height="376"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">The kids had been talking about doing this since we first heard it was a possibility from one of our South African friends. Until planning this trip, I didn’t even know one could do this. Totally worth it!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cZdFvJppzoU/VjhyX5xkTnI/AAAAAAAAVyQ/DvhLxXeLrgo/s1600-h/IMG_2744%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="Anderson Ostrich" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2744" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C_TsUx0Eusg/VjhyYwt_anI/AAAAAAAAVyY/8oXzJeK8J_U/IMG_2744_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="235"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8nb4jWuTWkM/VjhyZxnKNLI/AAAAAAAAVyg/7g6sVcEkz6E/s1600-h/IMG_2748%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="Ash Ostrich" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2748" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AOfJFQxTV0A/VjhybK_l_NI/AAAAAAAAVyk/-g99epA8vuM/IMG_2748_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="185" height="238"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/---EPEYeONHk/VjhycbwpQKI/AAAAAAAAVyw/tGsBOmDXAKk/s1600-h/IMG_2752%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="T Ostrich" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2752" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hgZuGFOY2V0/VjhydK64hxI/AAAAAAAAVy0/c1Xcywym8VY/IMG_2752_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="188" height="235"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E-FIhZZ54Ac/VjhyeOLtjKI/AAAAAAAAVzA/Mm9SmURjaXw/s1600-h/IMG_2757%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="Anderson Ostrich" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2757" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4X_gQ_homXo/VjhyfJ-2WzI/AAAAAAAAVzI/cV4O6XpN1Dw/IMG_2757_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="166" height="274"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dfGnLWMf8Fk/Vjhyf5aVsEI/AAAAAAAAVzQ/sBw9D95AZwY/s1600-h/IMG_2765%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="Ash Ostrich" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2765" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DcjDQD4VWFs/VjhyhnHKu7I/AAAAAAAAVzY/yBMXdgTtwOw/IMG_2765_thumb%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="191" height="275"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JqM6Mn9zlIU/VjhyinbSGhI/AAAAAAAAVzg/7Uk5KKOQIO0/s1600-h/IMG_2774%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="T Ostrich" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2774" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cYZElETnVWU/Vjhyjtkn9xI/AAAAAAAAVzo/8j7GcD7cl0k/IMG_2774_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="206" height="273"></a></p> <p><font size="3">Of course there’s <a href="https://vimeo.com/144354132">video</a>, too. </font></p><iframe height="281" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/144354132" frameborder="0" width="500" allowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="https://vimeo.com/144354132">Ostrich riding</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user11794566">Lisa Coyle</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p><font size="3">After the ostrich riding it was on to Hermanus, an area known as the base for whale/shark watching, but we took a slightly different approach and went fishing instead. Bonus: we saw lots of whales just from the shore. Hermanus was beautiful, and we had a good sea-side meal while watching the full moon rise from this side of the Atlantic. We had a great day out fishing and caught 20 fish!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eMXdE1kBKIc/Vjhyk1hbT3I/AAAAAAAAVzw/EhkKUpYR3kU/s1600-h/IMG_2796%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Family!" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2796" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nh5-Yhma088/Vjhylz8_O_I/AAAAAAAAVz4/Y2EAZqrm3UU/IMG_2796_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="212"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y2CALzJ6F7o/Vjhym7xKDdI/AAAAAAAAV0A/0p4263HcCFs/s1600-h/IMG_4674%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="Full moon" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4674" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BsJ13EtG-dU/VjhyoPt0hLI/AAAAAAAAV0I/uFRAnIyjwDU/IMG_4674_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="212"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oXQow0wXCE0/Vjhyo8dX3WI/AAAAAAAAV0Q/AHBNJgmKyb4/s1600-h/IMG_2814%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Tierney" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2814" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XF5D2AW3zFk/VjhyqFlHRHI/AAAAAAAAV0Y/tLcoyDQkCHw/IMG_2814_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="353" height="266"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OiQmLBg1WB8/VjhyrFhbOmI/AAAAAAAAV0g/-9LfsnX1mMU/s1600-h/IMG_2817%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Happy Boy!" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2817" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LOJyyyfRjt8/VjhyszcAOsI/AAAAAAAAV0o/tM5uawOLFOk/IMG_2817_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="198" height="262"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Grandpa Chuck tradition: kiss the fish good-bye</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LX2wGojq7-Y/VjhyuVTx7-I/AAAAAAAAV0w/VZqyLOpLaOI/s1600-h/IMG_2832%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Ash kissing the Gurnard good-bye" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2832" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nIMduhhAFYY/VjhyvoO1r3I/AAAAAAAAV04/B2e6wXKsoo4/IMG_2832_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="383" height="288"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">We even saw several blue sharks. We wanted to get a closer look so the captain caught him by hand line (i.e. no pole) and pulled him next to the boat for us. They are really pretty animals. </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y-6dajWwOwY/Vjhyw2NWoCI/AAAAAAAAV1A/WXbNn7YPQHY/s1600-h/IMG_2823%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Blue shark" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2823" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UfvLSqm-oKg/VjhyxkIZbbI/AAAAAAAAV1I/gDbV9BZJqck/IMG_2823_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="330" height="251"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--unuQ3EpeUA/Vjhyy8Z3ChI/AAAAAAAAV1Q/AZt1pPsScQc/s1600-h/IMG_2827%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="T getting a close look" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2827" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6SZqP_vJXOs/VjhyzwuyVHI/AAAAAAAAV1Y/ZTqoYicu0BY/IMG_2827_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="191" height="253"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Final days back in Cape Town including a stop at the amazing <a href="http://www.aquarium.co.za/" target="_blank">Two Oceans Aquarium</a>, and we couldn’t leave South Africa without a trip to a <a href="http://www.dornier.co.za/" target="_blank">winery</a>. Kids even had a great time on the wine tour and kept themselves busy playing with corks while Matt and I did a wine tasting. Really beautiful setting for lunch. </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-etEv5YdGqQU/Vjhy1EcsbbI/AAAAAAAAV1g/7bbf-9V7qv4/s1600-h/IMG_2843%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2843" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2843" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aR5faa8h0J8/Vjhy2SMCpsI/AAAAAAAAV1o/uqCxEeN_Soc/IMG_2843_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="416" height="313"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KgWgmnizono/Vjhy3cxaQSI/AAAAAAAAV1w/IekJOTZOOOI/s1600-h/IMG_2867%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Thumbs up on the wine tour" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2867" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UHUFe15RFRw/Vjhy4iaYw7I/AAAAAAAAV10/lCz5lQItVuU/IMG_2867_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VxdsVogCP28/Vjhy6DdbpMI/AAAAAAAAV2A/aDg1bLFBoR4/s1600-h/IMG_2876%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="the OCD gene carries on" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2876" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HmLtUI2kBdw/Vjhy66lrWlI/AAAAAAAAV2I/ZcSZVlcTUjI/IMG_2876_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ynGq6owpx4o/Vjhy775XtOI/AAAAAAAAV2Q/n4Fz75JnS90/s1600-h/IMG_2887%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Dornier wine" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2887" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3qwdvqNT4rg/Vjhy85W4TbI/AAAAAAAAV2Y/TLxIrhaffsY/IMG_2887_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1ZLi0c6e41s/Vjhy90iXlMI/AAAAAAAAV2g/KmeoBmIab2w/s1600-h/IMG_2881%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Dornier wine" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2881" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jQw6SyKTU2A/Vjhy_Ef8GtI/AAAAAAAAV2o/y9SGR9AEJfY/IMG_2881_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="318" height="240"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j0qXp4PDyjE/Vjhy_waC9jI/AAAAAAAAV2w/HQHC0mNE0GA/s1600-h/IMG_2886%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2886" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2886" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I0maW5myhCQ/VjhzA8HHCDI/AAAAAAAAV24/T-9AsBqFru0/IMG_2886_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244"></a></p> <p><font size="3">Thirteen days with over 2100 km / 1300 miles covered. It’s really one of the most <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mayathebee/the-20-most-beautiful-cities-in-the-world-r9ot" target="_blank">beautiful cities</a> in the world. In addition, the people were friendly, the roads were smooth, the food was great (and amazingly cheap...hello $10 all you can eat sushi and $5 bottles of wine!), and they have a great sense of humor: </font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--IS3bM1KPqE/VjhzBxNnOtI/AAAAAAAAV3A/iuoonlAHDLo/s1600-h/Hipsters%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Hipsters" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Hipsters" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WAI6Ax3YQJE/VjhzC3ecCxI/AAAAAAAAV3I/oDrhD7Q-STg/Hipsters_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="219" height="291"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qyVE_ZMQkp4/VjhzD_MBt0I/AAAAAAAAV3Q/XmiMRJFi87Q/s1600-h/IMG_2525%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2525" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2525" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OPpnJjOjyo8/VjhzE9A4PtI/AAAAAAAAV3U/S1FhZi-zNug/IMG_2525_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="249" height="292"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4iVHmSOhJCQ/VjhzF2pTbQI/AAAAAAAAV3g/5KVGWTYZ3YI/s1600-h/IMG_2595%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2595" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2595" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3RvmPH_FH5I/VjhzG_c96CI/AAAAAAAAV3o/q85oHWB9E6I/IMG_2595_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UnpcVwOO0Ug/VjhzH2dMI-I/AAAAAAAAV3w/Sl9kx4UuRmY/s1600-h/IMG_2596%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2596" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2596" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0VXUqGaHaV8/VjhzIxnEJvI/AAAAAAAAV34/Ml4uZPl11ew/IMG_2596_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">And really? Labia pizza?</font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hh_Ez-mDhmU/VjhzKZ16LSI/AAAAAAAAV4A/8ucnjp2XvHk/s1600-h/IMG_2421%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2421" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2421" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n1swkWlgXQw/VjhzLIce0iI/AAAAAAAAV4I/cRVUGKUOUIg/IMG_2421_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="328" height="247"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RlGmqGVZDeU/VjhzMDkf3hI/AAAAAAAAV4Q/bRzVTlHei34/s1600-h/IMG_2422%25255B2%25255D.png"><img title="IMG_2422" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2422" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8qj5imyogiI/VjhzMylaafI/AAAAAAAAV4Y/YdsgWxmRIJI/IMG_2422_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="163" height="244"></a></p> <p>(Turns out there was a <a href="http://casalabia.co.za/about/history/">Count Labia</a>, but I just can’t believe they’d name a pizza after him).</p> Lisa Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393014098962604385noreply@blogger.com0