Bon Voyage! D - Great review of the time in Dar es Salaam. Best of luck with the next part of your journey. It looks like you'll have more great adventures. We had a great time when Angel and Erik came back to visit. Perhaps we'll even make a 2nd trip to TZ next year. Happy trails!
From a fellow traveller Say there D... thanks for the email you sent a few weeks ago, and finally a new blog update. I remember reading bloyour blog entry about you meeting Jane Goodall back when I was still in the US. That seems so long ago now. Time flies when you're having fun. Travis and I are here in Northeastern Thailand if you get a hankerin for a weekend trip. Come visit us! I hear flights are 6 hours from where you are. Peace brother.
Thanks! David, we're so proud of you! (Grandma Amy beamed when telling me what you were up to.) Although the negatives seem overwhelming at times, remember that everything you do spreads ripples, not only where you are locally, but also back here at home. Your words alone inspire many, many others to action. Be safe and keep passing on the goodness!
Thanks for the story ! I really enjoyed reading your post here on Saadani. We will be visiting this lodge in August but found very little info on it. Your explanations and pictures helped us to visualise the experience and sounds really good.
Good luck with your future plans !
Reggie knows the score! To David Douglas-Fir and all the Colts fans who read this blog: Here's a score prediction from someone you know and love courtesy of CNN.com's "Celebrity Super Bowl Picks": Reggie Miller, TNT broadcaster and former Pacer | Colts 31, Bears 17. GO COLTS!!! Satya
The Colts are in the Super Bowl? Hi David! As always great to hear about what you are doing. I was confused about one thing. Is it really true the Colts are in the Super Bowl? ??? ;) Just kidding! Thought, I must admit, I didn't know until about one week ago. Seriously - the only section of the newspaper I don't read is the sports section. Well, and automotive. Maybe real estate too, as I don't have a chance in SF. :) All the best! Melanie :)
Getting ready for India Say man,
I just finished reading all your past blog entries after getting your email last week. Your blog history took me three hours to get through, as I fluxed waxing and waning from laughter to tears. I aspire to write with your well blended 1-2 punch combo of insight and sass! Anyhoo- Travis and I are leaving for India in a month and are taking your blog entries to heart in planning our trip.
Yikes... the pre-travel suspense is building...
What now? Well David, reading your entry made my mouth water for sure. And now I am wondering what is going on right now. Well, I think you are sleeping right now. No, that would have been India time. Oh, anyway, how are you adjusting?
I have some desperately cute pictures of you and Tallis making out at Lower Lena Lake that I will soon post on my blog for you to glance at and get a kick out of. You two make the cutest couple.
Miss you alot. Hoping for all kinds of goodness to surround you this next year. Much love.
wow, I don't get to read your blogs that often but when I do I'm so overwhelmed by the awesome organized record keeping you're doing! You're almost as OCD when it comes to details as me! I hope you keep having a fabulous time and although Philly can feel like a crazy foreign place to me, it has nothing on the great sites you've been seeing. P.S. My friend in Cameroon, Africa is having some homesickness troubles. Can you swing by during your free time and keep her company? Thanks!
Chapter 1 ending David,
What an awsome recap of India. I ever though I wanted to go to India until now. You damn near had me misty eyed at your lovely conclusion until espn wiggled in there! I will be thinking about you and Tanzania while I am skate skiing in snowy 20 degree wheather.
Ciao,
Rob
I rooted for...the Colts!!! Don't worry, David Douglas-Fir! I did not yield to the Dark Side, otherwise known as the Baltimore Ravens, who are now drowning their misery in the "faint and dying ember" of a "midnight dreary" awaiting "surcease of sorrow" (courtesy of Edgar Allan Poe, of course) after yesterday's loss. I cheered for the team that always has the Force when it takes the field--the Colts! I am thrilled for the Colts, but I am even happier you got to watch the game in Mumbai. What a way to plan your trip! Can't wait to hear where you are when the Colts WIN the Super Bowl! As the Colts abide, Satya Slug
Nappptown baby!!!!!!!! That was quite an interesting game. I think they should have interviewed adam first though. Peyton didn't even score and they went rushing up to him!!!
clarification ... Actually, Melanie's right, Palolem is still the idyllic, secluded beach to visit when you want to get away from the Goa party crowds .... I guess in my mind, that makes it "the most famous!"
Awesome blogging David -- This is my first comment on all of your most excellent trip reports. I just want you to know that I appreciate all the updates and details, and also the fact that you include pictures of yourself! I LOVE seeing your happy face in all these cool places. What a mind-blowing trip you're having. Gadzooks are you a lucky guy. And you haven't even hit Africa yet!!!
Shelb and I leave for New Zealand in two weeks. We'll spend a week with my sis in Wellington and then hit the South Island with a rental car. It's an abbreviated trip by your standards (3.5 weeks), but I'm HUGELY looking forward to it.
Continue the great writing and photography! This blog is a blessing! A gift!
Best,
Jenny
Palolem Hi David! So, Palolem is now the "most famous beach in Goa" huh? So much changes so fast in India - I'm stunned! When I was there - 3 years ago now - Palolem was the place you went to get a way from the most famous beaches in Goa. But then I think Matt Damon filmed part of his Boune Identity there? Not sure which one - maybe the second one? Anyway, glad you are having fun and you found that beach - I would have recommended it to you if you had asked! ;) I have fond memories of rising at dawn and doing yoga, and lots of writing. Sigh - I wish I was there right now! Take care, Melanie
The newest Jew Hi David,
While I am not quite aJ ew yet i did celebrate Hannukah a little bit with the
Westermans. I hope you had a great Hannukah. I see that you have had a wonderful trip and I wish you more fun, adventure and peace in Africa.
Banana Slugs Rule! Dear David Douglas-fir,
Your blog is amazing! I plan to share your photos and stories with my family while I am home for winter break in Modesto. It's wonderful to see photos and read about the country from which my name comes ("satya" means "truth" in Hindi). Thank you for sharing your adventure with friends and family. Happy Hannukah, and may the spirit of the Fellowship be with you in your travels. Go Colts! All the best, Satya Slug
Poor Bambi! Dave--thank you for sharing. It's so cool to see your photos, to have a taste of life outside America. We've moved to Winthrop, WA, for a more simplistic lifestyle and to delve more deeply into a small community. Just today I saw two coyotes, an eagle, a ton of deer, and a fox...but nothing like what you're seeing, and definitely not poor little tiger-meat bambi. Thank you for including us. We enjoy living vicariously through you.
Nicole
On my birthday in 2006 I bought a one-way ticket to East Africa, by way of India. For many years I had not only wanted to travel, but to stop and live in a place (or places) while immersed in other cultures.
What follows is a catalog of posts from different moments and places from the journey. Scroll down to pick a journal entry about my travels in India during fall/winter of 2006 or my time spent in 2007 volunteering with the Jane Goodall Institute in Tanzania and Uganda. If reading is not your fancy, have a look at some of the pictures I to... full info
Jennifer
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Bon Voyage!
D - Great review of the time in Dar es Salaam. Best of luck with the next part of your journey. It looks like you'll have more great adventures. We had a great time when Angel and Erik came back to visit. Perhaps we'll even make a 2nd trip to TZ next year. Happy trails!