Picto Diary - 25 December (Christmas) - Going Home/Reflections
I can't get out of my head the images of hundreds of seemingly happy African children with no hope.
25 Dec 2018
Picto Diary - 24 December 2018 - Bridge Birthday in Capetown
May Bridge's next 39 years be lived with as much elan and cheer as her first thirty nine!
24 Dec 2018
Picto Diary - 23 December 2018 - Kingklip
Note: The kingklip was terrific. TIMDT, however, would not order the fish because Bond told her, that notwithstanding the excellence of the fish as a dish, the real fish itself, a deep ocean swimmer, was really ugly.
23 Dec 2018
Picto Diary - 22 December 2018 - Cape of Good Hope
The southernmost point of Africa is actually Cape Aguilhas about 90 miles to the east.
22 Dec 2018
Picto Diary - 21 December 2018 - Cape Town Arrival
TIMDT observes iconic mountain as ship eases into port.
21 Dec 2018
Picto Diary - 20 December 2018 - The Boer War
He made a miraculous escape from prison, became a national hero at home, and launched his storied political career.
20 Dec 2018
Picto Diary - 19 December 2018 - Walvis Bay, Namibia
This has to rank as a top ten wildlife sighting if only for its sheer scope.
19 Dec 2018
Picto Diary - 18 December 2018 - Joseph Conrad
Emotionally and psychically affected by a trip up the Congo River in 1890. Wrote masterpiece 40k word novella, "Heart of Darkness," capturing his sentiments on his river trip. The book is considered one of the great works of fiction in the English language.
18 Dec 2018
Picto Diary - 17 December 2018 - Jampoler Congo Trip
Africa's size, contrasted with her pervasive poverty and hopelessness, is almost too hard to process.
17 Dec 2018
Picto Diary - 16 December 2018 - Congo Pass By
Due to the extended time it took for communication, Taunt never found out that he had, just a month before his death, been fired for incompetence and drunkenness.
16 Dec 2018
Picto Diary - 15 December 2018 - Sao Tome and Principe
...but you could backstop a séance with the rhythmical, eerie, haunting Tchiloli performance and probably get good results.
15 Dec 2018
Picto Diary - 14 December 2018 - Disease in Africa
Napoleon started out with 400K troops...returned, defeated by Typhus, with 20K troops.
14 Dec 2018
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