Africa pics

I've been back from Africa for a little while now. Had an awesome time with Michelle and Lindsay as we climbed a mountain, observed wild animals in their natural habitat, and evaded overzealous souvenir sellers. That's not to say it's not also good to be back in the civilized world, with its access to showers (with hot water, no less), machine washers, and other early 20th century technological marvels.

There's certain things that spring to mind when I think back on this experience. Among them: seeing the Southern Cross and the Milky Way from high up on Kili, the sky so clear it seems like you're watching from space...hearing hyena calls in the middle of the night in the Serengeti, and encountering elephants and zebra a few yards away at a camp in Ngorongoro...witnessing baboon and vervet monkey behavior that might be prosecutable were it something humans engaged in, and yet not being able to turn away...passing by Masai tribesmen in full-on traditional attire with their herd of goats or emaciated cows, mindful not to take pictures lest they start throwing rocks... watching as most of the passengers on board the Zanzibar ferry performed their own interpretation of the infamous blueberry pie scene from Stand by Me...the list goes on.

Here's a slideshow of some of the pics Michelle and I took.

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