Fierce Invalids in Hot Climates Amber and Jerad chronicle their life-changing journey from Napa Valley wine snobs to globe-exploring vegabonds

Well Amber and I survived the long and exhausting trip from Nepal to Nairobi and are now back from our wildlife safari.  We are currently in Arusha Tanzania and head for the Camp La No Che orphanage tomorrow.  I know they have email somewhere so hopefully we will be able to put up our safari pictures and blog while we are there but if you don't hear from us for awhile that is the reason.  We have been told that we will be working with some volunteers from Scotland and Australia to help build an extra orphanage building.  Just wait for the pictures of Amber doing construction work, they might be worth the cost of the entire trip in themselves.  We are very excited.  The safari went well, despite a less than stellar guide.  We did get to see the big five which was exciting due to the fact that the first time I came to Africa I missed out on seeing a leopard and they are truly beautiful.  It was nice to come back and do a by the shoe string safari as an adult compared to the living the high life safari I did with Granny when I was younger.  I can say this the one animal there are too many of in the northern national parks of Tanzania are humans.  I never remembered there being so many safari vehicles the last time I was here.  It almost felt like a glorified zoo with its own traffic jams at times.  I am so happy that my first trip to this dream destination was done when I was younger and I either my memory has edited out the negatives or there were just fewer people.  That being said, I am still extremely happy that I was able to share this part of the world with Amber and to give here a glimpse of one of the greatest trips of my life.  We even splurged and stayed at a lodge on the rim of Ngorongoro so that she could see the way I lived it up in my youth (thanks again Granny).  It was truly amazing and when we get the pictures up it should give you an idea of what I am talking about.  I do have to say that if I return to this continent and do any more safariing in my life, I think I will head further south to the more remote game reserves where there are fewer tourists and more animals.  I hope all is well and to all the mothers out there; Happy Mother's Day.  Much love. JN