Done Deal
Well, the last four or five days have been spent in somewhat quiet but very enjoyable celebrations with great friends and family. I have tasted wonderful red wine and scotch and had some fantastic food. Chilled out under the stars enjoying an outdoor fire and relaxed in a lowkey lounge and listened to great music. I consider myself to be so extremely lucky to have such good people in my life. I have finally finished all the requirements for my degree! YAHOOOOOO :-)
Now my next priority is preparing for the upcoming trip to Tanzania. I have been looking for a digital camera to take with me. I have a beautiful Pentax, 35mm camera, but it is just too heavy and cumbersome for the type of trip I am planning, thus the search for a new, compact camera, and digital seemed like a good idea.
I bought the Olympus Stylus Verve, a very small camera, it fits in the palm of my hand, takes good pictures and is easy to use AND I can easily post pictures on the web with a digital camera. 
The following are some of the pictures I have taken thus far:
Monday morning hike in a slight drizzle, close up of raindrop.
Sweet Peas from the garden, can you smell the beautiful scent?
The oh, so adorable Grommet who I met last night at a friend's house. He is a three month old Porteguese Water Dog, he has hair, not fur!
4 comments:
Tanzania? Wow! I haven't even been there, and it's on my continent!
What are you planning to do there? Other than take photos, of course.
I am going in September for six weeks. The first two weeks will be spent climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, then a safari and then just traveling around Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Perhaps my accounts of the trip and pictures after, will inspire you to check it out. I certainly have had to do lots to prepare for this trip, but finishing my degree was top priority.
Hi JB and thank you. I am very excited now that school is finished. And I am happy to have completed my degree. It was a great experience, but I am ready for what's next.
I do not have a laptop, but will hopefully be able to stop in a few internet cafes along the way and post a few times. I am pretty sure that in Arusha and Dar es Salaam there will be places I can stop and give updates. I will be keeping a journal and I plan to post on the blog some of my thoughts and feelings during the trip.
Just over 4 weeks to go!
Hmm... I'm not sure you'll be able to find Internet cafes up in central Africa. Telecoms infrastructure up there is largely nonexistent. But it's worth taking a look!
Enjoy it!
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