As some of you may already know, I am leaving today for a two week trip to Africa, specifically Kenya and Tanzania. Dave and I are going to visit his sister, Gina, who lives and works in Nairobi, and from there we are going to Tanzania to visit her boyfriend, Luka, go on safari at Ngorongoro Crater and spend some time exploring the area. This may involve climbing at least part of Mt. Kilimanjaro, exploring the town of Moshi, and volunteering at an orphanage run by Luka. Since I have never been to this part of the world, I have no idea what to expect and am filled with anticipation. We are leaving at 7 o'clock tonight and I can already feel the butterflies in my stomach. We are flying from Boston to Amsterdam and then on to Nairobi. Our suitcases are packed (mostly), our vaccinations administered, our fridge cleaned out and we are ready to go.
For a camera I am bringing my trusty Nikon D70 DLSR, which has seen me through several other oversees trips and, while a dinosaur by digital standards, is still very durable. I was considering buying a cheap point-and-shoot digital for the trip, but realized I would probably be unsatisfied with the pictures from anything less than a DLSR. Hopefully I'll be able to access a computer at some point to post pictures during the trip. I'm sure we'll have access to the internet, I'm just not sure how often or how long we'll have to use it, so do check here often as I will be posting updates as frequently as possible.
Off we go!
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