Geneva Warm but overcast. Walked out to water jet and had kebab.Water in hotel tastes sweet.Paddle boat around lake, quick walk through old town. McRaclette.Severe weather warning.Broken chair, UN, botanic garden, science museum, square. Rained on all day.Left cc at sandwich shop, cathedral tower, African museum.CERN. Tram.Very clean city. Basel Train to Basel.Tram to university, […]
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August 3, 2023 We saw bush buck, hippo, blue monkey, baboon, impala, warthog, buffalo, bee eater bird, Ibis, dik dik, zebra, vervet monkey, hammerko bird, egyptian goose, elephant, red horn bill, and giraffe. The 1-week old baby baboons were precious. They played and rolled around and over everyone, oblivious to their intrusion. At lunch we
August 2, 2023 I spend a weird amount of time thinking about evolution so going to the Olduvai Gorge where the Leakey’s found the earliest evidence of the existence of human ancestors. Growing up with National Geographic magazine documenting all that was being discovered there, Olduvai Gorge was mythical and mysterious and it did not
July 31-August 2 On the Serengeti, we saw lion, leopard, elephant, zebra, wildebeest, Thompson gazelle, giraffe, ostrich, topi antelope, secretary bird, hippo, heartbeest antelope, cape buffalo, goshawk, warthog, banded mongoose, lion cubs, cheetah, banded mongoose, jackal, hyena, and buzzards. Our guide was skilled at his job and found all but one thing we wanted to
July 30-31, 2023 I woke up to multiple texts from friends wishing me a happy birthday since DH2 had texted every one the night before. What a lovely treat. The road to Lake Natron was very bumpy road, by far the best Indiana Jones ride ever. When I saw the volcano DH2 was going to
