Firekeeper,
Namaste :))
I went in 1991 with my husband....before we were married :)) We travelled as part of a group of 38 on two big trucks, camping everynight, cooking over an open fire. We started from Morocco,Algeria, crossed the Sahara, Niger, West Africa, Central Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi and landed in Zimbabwe several months later, my husband and I got engaged at Victoria Falls :) It was one of the most amazing and character building year's of my life. I learnt my strengths and weaknesses and it game me a whole different perspective on life, not least to see how much I had taken for granted in my sheltered Western life... :)
Zaire(now the Congo) was probably our favourite country, although one of the most under developed and poorest. Travelling through it was very challenging, not least because the roads are mud tracks. Somehow it was like going back to the important things in life, Up at dawn, bed not long after the sun went down, not eating much but enough and what we did eat was free range and organic :)) We also managed to arrange a guide and organise a trip to see the mountain gorillas, which was incredible....we were so privileged :)
Many times I was scared, ill and at those times I longed for home :) But I am so very glad that I had the opportunity to go and experience Africa in the way that we did. I think that had we not been blessed with children, that we would have probably gone back out there and worked with one of the Aid Agencies. When the kids have all flown the nest, I would love to go back there for a while :)
Sorry this post has turned out so long! My friends here know not to get me started on Africa...bagl
Gentle Blessings
Helen
