Introduction

What follows is Brian, Cathy and Will's (mostly Cathy's) account of our recent trip to Tanzania . We had an amazing time and now get to relive the experience by creating this site. We saw many interesting things , met so many wonderful people. Cathy was amazing in her tireless efforts in chronicling the daily events, and has been looking for an easy way to share them with others.

Hopefully this will inspire readers to rethink their comfort zones and venture forth into the world. In an age of highly politicized sound bites, it is wonderful to get the opportunity to met and engage with people on the other side of the world. That said, our comfort zone wasn't pushed too dramatically as we spent our time traveling with Cathy's brother and sister-in-law, Bill & Kristin, who happen to live In Gombe. They were gracious hosts and perfect traveling companions without them, many of our unique experiences would not have been possible.

Friday, February 1, 2008

December 13 – Rome to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia




Still flying. Land in Rome in the early morning. 45 minutes to refuel – smell the air through open doors. Italy. For a moment I ponder sneaking off the plane. Too late, we’re off again. We try to stretch and walk around. I wait for the bathroom line to get long before joining it so I can stand for a while. The food is yummy. We land in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. My concern about lodging is quickly relieved as we are helped through lines, given a hotel and meal voucher and transported across town with some fellow travelers. All gratis. Our first glimpse of Africa through the van windows. Like watching a movie; it seems unreal. We are really here. Our hotel, The Queen of Sheba, is old, clean and perfect. Dinner is served to us despite the fact that it is 11:00pm here. We sleep hard for 6 hours.
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