misc.

this is a picture taken on the ride back from Gombe N.P. we're on local ferry, the one that stops at all the isolated fishing villages along lake tangynika to pick up fish and drop off supplies. It's about a 3 hour boat ride from Gombe to Kigoma, and it's actually fairly enjoyable.


This is a picture of the single happiest girl in the world. Her father, the man on the left, is one of the rangers of the Kitobe Forest/GOSESO campus. we ran into them as they were on an evening stroll to the market. When she saw us, she started giggling, and when i started holding her hand and lifting her over puddles in the road, she laughed uncontrollably. Often, when you catch a 2-3 year old kid by surprise, their initial reaction is one of absolute terror; the mere sight of two hairy white kids causes them to cry at the top of their lungs. It was nice to bring out the other extreme for once.