my trip over land and water (malawi, zambia, tanzania) to see brad in bujumbura, burundi. our overland trip taking us through burundi, rwanda, uganda, and kenya. my departure from brad and reunion with rr&co. getting back to work with greatguides.org. heading south back towards cape town, south africa.
...too many people, places, stories, and not enough time to write them out. i will have to do it upon my return to america in december. for now, the photos are up on my flickr.
...so what's new?
for one, i got a new house. the old one broke... about 50 times. then brad and i sold the another one for gin.
and i have enjoyed getting back into lodges (...only one yet) that would be too expensive for brad and i to even thinking of visiting. fire's made for me at night with cookies and hot chocolate waiting nearby. delicious food during the day, all from the organic garden of the lodge. coffee, picked from the plantation of the lodge, hand-roasted daily over charcoal. see the entire process and taste it when it's ready.
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we have covered a lot of kilometers, and while the scenery changes as we go, the roads carry the same bumps. and roadside carnage (lots of 18-wheelers on the sides).
and cooking with rachel again. our food has never been better... we are exploring making lots of soups.
and visiting odd places that are old and forgotten- like in the mountains of zambia, a guest house that looks like it had been there forever. and even has an attack guinea foul. zambia also has a curious fact- the trees grow their leaves red, then they change to orange, yellow, and green as the season 'wakes up' to the rain. i did not believe this 'autumn in reverse' until i talked to a dozen or so people that swore it really happened.
and where am i now? in mutare, zimbabwe- back to the land of uncle bob. only one more week until i'm back into south africa.... and i don't think i'm ready. i can feel the development, the politics, the chaos of south africa building. to be fair, i'll love being back in the culture and being able to get things like pecan pies in the shops. and it's one step closer to home.. only two months away.
and i promise- better blogs coming soon.
hope all is well,
tbk
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