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(Emma, Alex, Dana) Egypt is an ancient and wonderful civilization. Its 5,000 year old history dwarfs that of the US. The people are very kind and welcoming. Some observations and concerns about what we saw: 1. 4% of land in Egypt is arable; in the middle of all of this sand, it is the land […]

(Alex) Finally after months of pool sessions and class work, it is time for our open water diving certification. First we ride camels to the dive spot. The camels carry all our tanks and all our gear and even my Dad. Then, getting geared up is the challenge, making sure your wet suit fits, the […]

(Emma) Kawaza village in Zambia was a great change of pace for our family. It was a happy place with many friendly, happy people. As we pull into Kawaza in our safari vehicle, all I see is hundreds and hundreds of little kids’ eyes turn to me. I didn’t know what to do. I was […]

(Reis) On the first day of school in MA, we had breakfast with Sue Goatley in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Sue runs an organization called Children In The Wilderness Zimbabwe. Children In The Wilderness (also called CITW) raises money from private donations and Wilderness Safaris to help support kids in need. Each year they bring dozens […]

(Alex) One way to find predators while on safari is to look for parked cars, another is to find them yourself. We usually do the second option, but in this case, we did the first. We went out with one goal, to find cheetahs. There are two main sets of cheetahs in the Maasai Mara, […]

(Greg) Today we changed our flight out of central Kenya so that we could visit the Wednesday market in Wamba. This region is almost exclusively Samburu, a colorful, proud and very traditional tribe of pastoralist cattle herders. Samburu people walk 20k or more to meet and trade on Wednesdays. It is a social as well […]

(Dana) Our visit to the Lower Zambezi River Valley in Zambia was timed perfectly: the availability of apple-ring acacia seed pods. Affectionately called “elephant biscuits,” these finger-sized pods are a favorite snack of our 3-5 ton friends. They gather up the pods from the ground or strip them off of any branch they can reach. […]

(Dana) On a game drive, as much as we are happy with the small sights, a new behavior for a previously seen animal or a stunning landscape, nothing beats witnessing something rare or extraordinary. Observing lions mating from 10 feet away with no humans within a mile is definitely in this category. Our guide Jacob […]

(Alex) Today we had an adrenaline filled day. White water rafting on the Zambezi River with class 3, 4 and 5 rapids in the morning, then cliff jumping and zip lining in the afternoon! The rafting was great; high, tough rapids followed by nice, calm, warm, flat surfaces of water for swimming – without many […]

(Emma) Today was the first day of school for all of the schools in Dover. Right now as I type this the middle school bus would be at my house, picking me up for my first day at the middle school. But I am not there; I am in Zimbabwe instead. Even though I am […]