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Last Day at Summer Camp
May 26, 2010 Last night we were invited by the family elders to join them for what was our third dinner. This was true bishbarmak; flat noodles and fatty mutton. We had already been stuffed from our meat tea and … Continue reading
Ethnic Kazakh Food
While in Kazakhstan, we ate mostly what would be considered ethnic Russian food and some Central Asian staples. We had our real introduction to Kazakh food once we arrived in Western Mongolia. The Western province of Bayan Olgii is an … Continue reading
Moynaq
What an unbelievably long day. We woke up around 3 am due to jet lag. We had arranged for our driver to pick us up at 5 am and we began the 2.5 hour trip to Moynaq. The roads were … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 68
Our little rooms in Jangjangbureh (Georgetown) became terribly uncomfortable as soon as the power went off for the night. The heat and mosquitoes arrived at exactly the same moment as the fan was keeping both at bay. We had an … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 33
I woke up to an amazing lightening storm. Expecting the rain to pour down any second, we quickly packed up camp. A drizzle started just as we loaded up the Landie and we were able to hop in before the … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 19
One day of rest and relaxation was sufficient to recharge our batteries to head out to La Lopé National Park. On our way past Libreville we made our mandatory stop at the Cécado Supermarkets to stock up on beers … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 15
As always, we all woke with the sun. Today we arranged with the fancy hotel in town to take a pirogue ride on the Ogooué River. We packed the cool box with drinks, cheese, bread, and sardines. We walked over … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 9
We woke up at the usual time, just before sunrise. We lingered a bit longer than usual this morning since we were in no particular rush. We packed up camp so that we could drive around town and hopefully get … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 7
Today was full of excitement. Our stretch of road to Mayumba completely disintegrated and found ourselves with only one tire on the ground. I felt surprisingly calm, I’ve been preparing myself mentally for all sorts of things to go wrong, … Continue reading
Bushmeat- Day 5
The local market in Franceville, Gabon is a frenzy of activity and colors. Aisle after aisle you can find an assortment of dried or smoked fish, vegetables, chili powders, tubers, clothing and, yes even bush meat. Bush meat is generally … Continue reading