Funny little day today. The plan for a productive day didn’t really work out as planned. The crack of dawn turned into the crack of 3 pm and then a late afternoon phone call completely derailed any attempt for accomplishing what was on the list today. But like so many times here in Africa, plans Read More
I have a great little story to tell you about one of my shopping adventures in Senegal. My last trip to Senegal was quite a busy one as construction at Son of Africa took much longer than originally planned. My days there turned into weeks, that turned into months, and in what seem like no time at Read More
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More photo cleaning up. So many pictures of what was once unfamiliar have become a part of my daily “norm” back in Africa. I’ve added a few more…“Things I’ve Never Said” They wouldn’t put a mutton up there! Ohhhh yes, yes they would! and they do it often! We see this many times driving down the Read More
Love love love this! “God Only Knows” was originally written by Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys back in 1966 Great song that became one of their hits……….Now redone and whats really exciting from Son of Africa news is that, at 2:16 in the video clip, there is an artist named Baaba Maal; one of Read More
This is an older post that I drafted about 10 years ago….for some reason I never published it and now reading back, I still feel its worth mentioning, even if we have passed Ebola and Covid since. Do your homework but don’t be afraid to go see the world. I have only seen what I’ve Read More
I’ve been sorting through my photos on my computer, yes…..22,000 of them, not all from Africa but there are many from there. I thought I’d share a few pictures with you that made me shake my head and laugh. Missing that place today as I sit here staring out the window at the dull dreary Read More
There was lots of excitement today on the beach in front of Son of Africa. Not far down the beach from our home is a small African fishing Village where there are often many fishing boats anchored just off shore. Usually they are peacefully bobbing in the gentle waves, allowing for some amazing photo opportunities. Today the Read More
It’s beautiful and a sight I haven’t seen anytime I have been there. Unfortunately, the rains have also caused some pretty serious erosion in the area and flooding in the nearby streams. It’s like that here sometimes. Not enough rain, and then, when it does arrive, it’s too much for the landscape to handle and the hardships Read More
