Going Dark
A new adventure awaits. Starting tomorrow our team is going to a national park "up country." It will be the farthest out of Freetown that we've been so far, and it is quite a distance away. We'll load six people (4 team members, leader, and guide) into a Jeep Wrangler-size vehicle tomorrow morning around six in the a.m. We'll then proceed 3-4 hours to Makeni on a paved road, and then another 4-5 hours on an unpaved road. This will be a true test to see if I can sleep through anything! Once we arrive at the park, we'll hopefully meet up with a group of elephant researchers to see some of the beasts. All in all we're planning to spend about five days in the country. I sprayed my clothes this morning with a powerful substance that claims to repel insects. That fact, coupled with my plans to buy a machete, should keep me fairly safe.
So, while I'm gone this next week please do not forget about me. There will be no pictures or posts to entertain, but know that stories will abound upon my return. Seeing that my digital camera died last Friday (expletive deleted!), I will copy some pictures from my generous friends to post when I get back.
Have a great week all! Please keep us in your prayers as we roam the countryside and debrief our first two months here in Sierra Leone.