A simple boy with simple needs, happy with his view of the world.
Mount Meru
February 3rd, 2010 by Jay Wright · 4 Comments · Africa, Tanzania
We climbed ten thousand feet in less than forty eight hours, camping twice along the way. Five minutes before sunrise, Darlene and I gained the summit and Marco joined us as the sun rose over Mount Kilimanjaro in the distance. We were the first to summit that day just ahead of a massive group of [...]
Grace Palmer Oct. 1, 1920 – Jan. 20, 2010
January 20th, 2010 by Jay Wright · 7 Comments · Africa, Tanzania
My grandmothers house was immaculate and full of treats, but not too many, just always the right amount. The lawn was always mowed and we tore divots playing outdoors on summer afternoons. There were bedrooms for me and my sister and beds made up snug and tight without so much as a wrinkle. She kept [...]
And the Nominees Are…
January 18th, 2010 by Jay Wright · 9 Comments · Africa, Morocco
The Elephant Cloud has been nominated by Morocco Blogs for The Best Morocco Blog of 2010 in the category of Travel. Click the link to see other nominated blogs and vote for your favorite. We are on the left hand side, scroll down the page to the third category, “Best of Travel Blog.” We are [...]
Serengeti Dreams
January 12th, 2010 by Jay Wright · 6 Comments · Africa, Tanzania
Five minutes into the park we saw a young lioness tearing apart a Buffalo. If you have never seen a grown lioness stretch and flex her massive figure, let me just note they are sculpted power. It left an impression. Safari guides have a network of communication to inform each other of the animals presence, [...]
Happy New Year
January 1st, 2010 by Jay Wright · 4 Comments · Africa, Tanzania
We took a dalla-dalla to Lake Manyara. A dalla-dalla is any form of vehicle, usually a minivan, into which they can cram about twenty people. That’s the legal number, but as they say in Tanzania, there’s always room for one more. And no, it’s not any different than any other minivan, it’s simply CRAMMED with [...]
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