Author: hmelton

Being a Jeep driver, I was interested in the Landrovers that are the universal vehicle out here. I am informed by the owner/manager here that Landrovers (English) and Landcruisers (Toyota) are the only vehicles that need apply, if for no other reason that it’s impossible to get parts for anything else. The ones here at… Continue reading Land Rovers and Ingenuity

The one truth I am coming to realize is that a trip to Africa like this one consists of sitting. We sit in the plane for long hours. We sit in the airport between flights. And once at the Safari camp, we sit, like maharajas on elephants, on the top of the seating platforms on… Continue reading Sitting Safari

As soon as I’m able, I’ll post a video I took at the end of a long day. Update: Here it is: youtube video The schedule here is a wake-up call at 5:15, (since there’s no telephone, a wake-up call consists of a guard saying hello outside the window in progressively louder tones until we… Continue reading Persistence