My mom’s a trooper

Africa » Tanzania
April 30th 2006

Published: September 29th 2006

My mom defied her every instinct and flew a million miles around the world to see us in Africa. That’s not exactly fair, of course, because her instincts told her very strongly that she wanted to see us (preferably back in the US, but short of that, she’d settle for Africa). What made her hesitate were her instincts about endless hours of air travel, not to mention the backdrop of harrowing fa... Read Full Entry

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Sarah T Lucas and Jonathon J Kass

Sarah and Jonathon

We're Sarah and Jonathon. We're exploring. But we are exploring in a rather circuitous fashion, and the order of our blog postings is even more illogical. So, if you are wondering where we are right now, the answer is....ooops....we're home! But we may post some final Africa blogs anyway. As you look through where we have been, beware that we'll be posting out of order so the top post may not be the most recent. You can either scroll through to see what is new, or subscribe to get a message and link every time we post something new. ... full info

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Natural wonders

Sarah modeling the beautifying properties of the “natural lipstick” plant on the Zanzibar spice tour.

Crazy Zanzibar palm

The lucky one

I got natural lipstick, but Jonathon came away with a new hat, tie and glasses. Not fair.

Bum deal

All mom got out of it was a slug of coconut juice.

Zanzibar alley

Afternoon break

Time for cards. Today, tomorrow and everyday. And probably every day before that for the last 300 years.

Be Intense

Traditional Tarab music

These guys played an eerie tune as the sun set and the breeze began to blow. Lovely.

No sir

I am sure we do not need a guide. Or a batik. Or a carved hippo or even a beaded Maasai headdress.

Zanzibar sunset

30th September 2006

Deb
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Loved the pictures and the text. Your mom is indeed a trooper!

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