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Back to school

Posted on February 28th, 2009 in Australia,Oceania by robjkentjr

First off, let me apologize for having sent the same post three times.  I was having problems with our new internet connection in the dorms.

This brings me to my second point.  Rasa and I are now officially back to school for our Masters at ANU in Canberra, Australia.  It seems we will have no life other than reading from now until December.  We will continue our blogs so that at about the same time as we finish school, we should also be finishing our Africa Adventure series of blogs.

I say we because Rasa is now prime time with her blog.  For all of you that would like to hear what SheSays about our story, follow the below link and join her mailing list in the top right of the page: robrasa.com/herblog

Also, check out our new home page: robrasa.com
I added some fancy bells and whistles and the new theme.

Included in this latest release version, is our new photo album: robrasa.com/photos
I think this is slick, so please take the time to look around a bit.  I will constantly be adding new pictures.

Finally is the map section.  This has our track as we have been traveling through Africa.  You can see where we have been and how we got there.  If you are confused, check out the legend on the bottom of the page.  Check it out here: robrasa.com/maps/maps.php

I will get around at some point to the other sections as I have time.  Look for the books page to be the next one updated.

Thanks for reading and enjoy.

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Lope National Park: Day #2

Posted on February 21st, 2009 in Africa,Gabon by robjkentjr

A Mandrill is an endangered primate closely related to the baboon and they commonly live in groups up to 1,000.  Today we will see them.
The Wildlife Conservation Society tracks the mandrill groups as part of their conservation program.  Here, a guide is searching for a radio collar signal to triangulate the group’s position.
Then we had to trek into the to find a hiding place.
I did not think they actually meant a hide but this is where we spent the next two hours waiting.
The Mandrills move along the stream tree lines and do not like to venture out into the open fields.  Using this knowledge, we positioned ourselves in a bottleneck of forest in the hopes they will pass by.
You hear the males wooping first and then you see them.  In ten minutes, an army of 1,000 mandrills flows by in every direction: to the left, right, infront of you, and even in the trees above.  Then it is over and quite again.
All the animals here are still very skittish around people.  The only came into existence during 2002 so the game still has fresh memories of human hunters.
That night we camped on the Equator.  I would have tried the toilet trick but could not find one around.
We had hoped to be in Cameroon within the next two days.  Instead, we will end up lost on some shortcut and camping on an anthill.

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