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Friday, March 14th, 2008

The trip to northern portion of Cameroon was simply amazing.  We met people and saw sights that were incredible.  The number of different cultures was like nothing I have seen before and is the big draw to that part of this country.  I’ll have to write about all of them, but I thought I would discuss the oudest people that we met first.  I didn’t misspell oddest in the last sentence because these people live in the village of Oudjilla.  Oudjilla has a chief who we met and he is famous throughout Cameroon because he has 50 wives!

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Kenya and Lamu

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

We arrived back to Nairobi so pleased to find no violence and a near-term fix for their political crisis.  We visited Pamela’s family in Meru near Mt Kenya and enjoyed that very much.  Pamela’s son, Beckham, and I get along quite well.  He is a very smart five year old and loves to wear me out.  Riungu and I toured his farm including the new watering system he has installed.  A few of us jumped into Pamela’s uncle’s pickup truck and drove up the hill towards Mt Kenya to see the source of their water.  Idah works for the water project which delivers water via pipeline to almost 1000 homes today and has plans to expand much larger when grant money is available.  The people on that water system are so lucky compared to much of Africa having water at a tap in their homes rather than collecting it from a municipal well (or worse).  The highlight of the visit was Riungu and Idah giving Pamela a piece of property in the local village that they have owned for years.  She is planning to build and operate a business such as a general store.

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Northern Cameroon

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

I thought a lot about Ethiopia on the trip through part of northern reaches of Cameroon.  Cameroon is one of the most complex countries one can expect to find in Africa.  There are over 200 tribes and ... [Continue reading this entry]

Douala Auto Mystery

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

One thing noticeable about Douala is the number of luxury vehicles and newer vehicles in general.  The only place I have seen this in sub-Sahara Africa is Cape Town, South Africa.  But Cape Town is extremely wealthy ... [Continue reading this entry]

Douala Twilight Zone

Monday, February 25th, 2008
We got back to Douala yesterday after spending some time at the coast near Kribi.  We do not follow the news in Cameroon because it is in French.  So we did not know that riots had started in Yaounde on ... [Continue reading this entry]

Uganda Photos

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
I managed to get many of the Uganda photos uploaded, but it was a painful experience not to be attempted again in Cameroon.  So, more photos going online will need to wait until Kenya if they have someplace with good ... [Continue reading this entry]

Proud of My President!!!!

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
It is truly a first for me.  I am today proud of my president, George Bush.  He is now in Africa and he is doing some very good things.  First, in Tanzania he continued his administration's excellent record with contributions ... [Continue reading this entry]

African Albinism

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
I see a lot of albinos in Africa.  At first, I thought that maybe they were just more noticeable because everyone else is black and a black albino is definitely more obvious than a white one.  When I went back ... [Continue reading this entry]

Last Days in CAR

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

We had some exciting activities for the last few days in Central African Republic’s Dzangha Ndoki National Park.  These included a day at Dzangha Bai to watch forest elephants and a host of other animals, a walk ... [Continue reading this entry]

The Cowrie Shell

Monday, February 18th, 2008
The cowrie shell can be found all over Africa as part of the clothes, decorative items and handicrafts.  I never really thought much about this simple white shell.  It never dawned on me that it is strange to find ... [Continue reading this entry]