Album 10
(6 July to 9 September 1997)
So - back in Ethiopia, where my health and the living standards dropped,
I
headed south, thru some small villages,
lively markets (this is the bar)
and remnants of the Marxist regime
to Kenya, an ex-colony with a very different feel.
I headed to Lamu, to visit a different culture
and see the festival.
(this is the winner of the boat race being swamped by fans - a pyrrhic victory?)
Lamu is a nice place, but the number of tourists means that there are
"beach boys"
willing to entertain foreign women - for either money,
sex or visa
After that, I "climbed" Mt Kenya, the 2nd highest peak in Africa
(4.900m)
On the way back down, I met some Americans
They brought cigars, a CD player (and speakers) and take-away Indian food.
I guess that's living rough!
Next, I flew (well -rode in a plane) to Madagascar, or Mad.
it's an ex-French colony
with lovely girls eager to meet foreigners who are a combination of African and
Indonesian.
One French lad said "bringing your girlfriend to Mad is like
taking food to the restaurant." I didn't get involved - no challenge ;-)
There were other attractions. The sea,
The lemurs,
and the sheer beauty.
Some things weren't attractive
and others were just crazy
After Mad (while there actually), I got my "last call" from Sandra
and
off I went - double-quick - to Europe. The rest of Africa will have to
wait.
I had a bit of a culture shock - seeing the German transvestites
right after the
tribal people of Africa, but I managed to adjust...
... and we got to go to Bosnia (Just 16 to go!)
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