From the Journals...Amboseli National Park, Kenya. March 19, 1997
My plan is to camp, but I checked out each of the 3 lodges to see about lunch possibilities and avoid the heat of the day. Each of these is a green oasis which is avoided by the dust clouds. I settled on the Serena. They, too, have a lunch buffet, but in addition, they have snacks available. I had a generous cheese plate, with more cheese than I eat in a week. For $3, it’s good value, plus I need the protein considering my diet for this safari. I have an opportunity, as I sit here on the verandah overlooking the plains, to observe how the other half lives. (A single room with full board lists for $163 US, but I was offered $92--not bad for what you get, but still way out of my budget.) A variety of nationalities here, many looking like they stepped out of a Banana Republic catalog. Definitely not covered in dust the way I am, but probably spending as much money in a week or 2 as I have in 2 months.//
After setting up my tent, I had my cold, non-cook dinner of tomatoes, avocado, bread, and chocolate. I was observing the other campsite, and decided that their fire under the acacia tree with moonlight might make an interesting time exposure. Then I switched over to pix of Kilimanjaro. I’ll be interested to see if my exposure guesses were accurate. To sleep with the sounds of the African night.
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