Very detailed Africa travelogue with lots of information for anyone planning a trip. Indexed for easy reference. 11 Countries over 3 months.
3 months in Africa -- detailed travelogue, travel tips, indexed
Larry2006-05-27 03:11:54
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they'd continue the
party indoors). I chatted with them for a few minutes, and as we took
pictures of each other, a man came up to me, held out his hand, and said
"Laurence!" I looked at him, dumbfounded. "How do you know my name?" I
asked -- at which point he said "no, no, Laurence is MY name!" We had a
good laugh, and soon, as the sun began to set over the water, we all counted
down: 10...9...8...etc., taking pictures as the sun finally disappeared
behind the horizon for the last time in the 1900s.
That evening, I went back to the hotel room to warm up a bit, eat some of
the groceries I bought at the supermarket, and write some notes in my
journal while passing the time. The plan for the evening was to first visit
the "younger" party that was supposed to be happening somewhere out by the
beach, and later, head off to the party at Dune 7 for Millennium midnight.
At around 8:45pm, I decided to leave and try to find this first party.
Easier said than done though: I was told to turn off past the old locomotive
at the start of the town -- which I did (following other cars), but it soon
became apparent that no one else knew where to go either, for cars were
driving in all directions, turning around, and asking others where to go --
all in complete darkness, with no landmarks, but plenty of paths to choose
from. I was very careful to try to remember all the turns I was taking so I
could find my way back again later (as it was pitch black, with no lights
save for those of all the other wandering cars), and after about 45 minutes,
I finally decided to just give up and go to Dune 7. Trying to re-trace my
steps, I went the wrong way only once, and soon realized my mistake. Just
to be sure though, I stopped a car coming towards me to verify with him that
he had just come from the main road -- he had, but when the driver then
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See photographs from:
Botswana Gallery
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Cape Verde Gallery
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Kenya Gallery
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Lesotho Gallery
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Malawi Gallery
,
Mauritius Gallery
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Swaziland Gallery
,
Tanzania Gallery
,
Zambia Gallery
,
Zimbabwe Gallery
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I just thought it might be helpful for you to know how i am finding your system.
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Susan J, 2008-01-28 14:00:20