mud, wildlife and rain: central Africa

[netllama]

nah, i'll never get there at my current rate. i'm aiming to finish all 54 African countries though. currently at 29.

That is an interesting niche. I was glad I travelled Africa when I was young because it sure gets hard some times. Well I was a poor old hippie back than and often hitch hiked around, ate whatever I could find locally, slept in some hovels did not have as much control of my time and agenda as you do (as would I, travelling when I have a bit more money)

The other week I was at a bird watching place and bumped into a South African guy my age, with his son. It took me a few minutes to adjust to his accent but then we had some interesting conversation about Africa - both realizing that there are few in these parts who have spent any time there. Africa is the big unknown in terms of the transition from undeveloped to developed world... a lot going on there.

Much of Africa remains hard to experience, and you need either a lot of money or motivation to make it work. Most Americans would much rather go to Mexico or London.