The next day was the trek to see the golden monkeys. Sue was adamant about not wanting to put herself through another trying day and slept in, while we schlepped off to another adventure.
When Tom explained to sue that the monkeys were actually in the potato field and we never got into the National Park and that it only took 20 minutes to get to the monkeys, Sue mentioned it must be another potato field because it took us an hour the first day to get through it.
We realized it was the same field — we just walked it at a different pace. Sue was glad she made the decision not to go.
Note my scarf. It was given to me on our pilgrimage to Israel. It will be the last time we see it. (foreshadowing)
Many more trackers and guides. This time we didn’t have private porters.
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so cute!
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This guy was a hoot. He had a French accent and was quite a character.
Award winning photo. (My opinion)
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Just a little taste of what we did for hours at a time.
This was not a self-driving car. The steering wheel was on the right side.
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I was right. Look at the bathroom that we walked so so far to get to. Hilarious! They had it locked — as if anybody would want to get in there. And it reeked.
Many modes of transportation including walking.
The terraced farmlands were all done by hand.
This place was lovely but again we got in late and they insisted we pre-order dinner ASAP.
They gave the room with one bed to Sue and Jane and gave me the room with two beds. I was happy to give my room to Jane and Sue but it was hot, I was tired, and the walkways were long and winding. I was not a happy camper.
Ordering a carafe of wine was like pulling teeth, but I finally got it to Jane and Sue’s room to socialize. When I poured the carafe into the wine glass it poured all over the desk. I thought it strange — because I hadn’t begun drinking yet.
When I went to my room, I poured another glass from that carafe and again it poured all over the desk!! They just don’t know how to drink in Africa!!
It was mosquito netting on the beds in many of the rooms; was never a need for them. Apparently because it was the dry season there weren’t many mosquitoes.
These are the children of our tour guide, Brian. He left a 2-week-old baby behind, I think he probably thought that was a good thing, and he was able to catch up on his sleep