The half way point.

Half way recap

Well it has reached that time. The time when we will have been away for more time then we have left to go. I know you are all sad to hear this.  This seems like a perfect time for a top ten style recap of what has happened so far.

We will start off the top ten lists by throwing a curve ball and counting the top 5 best cities so far. 

Top 5 Citys

5) St Luce  ( while it is not technically a city… not even technically a town.. really more a collection of people it was a very unique experience)

4) Stone town (with fish markets, spice markets, the remnants of a slave market and no shortage of men who think the pretty lady needs another bracelet it was an interesting few days. )

3) San Sebaston ( Tapas, Sangria, Cider, A beautiful harbor and best of all good friends combined to make this one of the best stops in Spain)

2) Interlaken (wait… did I just step into a post card?… or maybe a cliché of Switzerland?… nope it’s Interlaken.  Breath taking views of cute mountains and crystal clear lakes makes this the most beautiful city we have been to)

1) Livingstone ( lion cuddling…  do I need to say more? No. but I will, rafting, bungee jumping, waterfall adventures and general shenanigans make this the most fun city so far)

Top 10 reasons to say T.I.A

(T.I.A meaning This Is Africa is often used in place of a shrug to explain away all the inexplicable oddities of Africa)

10) somebody tells you not to use the bathroom after dark cuz lions like to hang out there

9) you start referring to showers as “really good, not to creepy at all ”

8)  when deodorant costs more than your accommodations that night

7) your visa is supposed to cost 0$ but may cost anywhere between 0 and 50$ depending on the mood of the border official

6) You can’t have a shower tonight because an elephant drank all the water.

5) part of the transmission falls off your truck so you start scanning the trucks rolled over at the side of the road for one of the same make so you can scavenge parts.

4) the exhaust falls off your van but no worries you have aluminum foil.

3) The bridge is out… because somebody took it and hasn’t brought it back yet…

2)  we are now going to spray the inside of the plane with something… not tell you what it is, recommend that you cover your nose and mouth but assure you it is safe…

1) Dozens of people a day are not only allowed but are encouraged to lie on a ledge 103 m from the ground in a waterfall… with no safety gear at all..  

Top 10 best Drinks 

with special guest the worst drink I have ever had

10) cider in san sebastion

9)  Nile special ( local beer in Uganda )

8) Mosto  greap juse in spain

7) Tusker ( local beer in Kenya sometimes available throughout east Africa

6) Alpen Perle ( local beer from Interlaken )

5) strawberry wine ( laterburnnen)

4) Ceres fizzy green apple juce

3) Crazy strong punch made by our tour guide in kande beach 

2) amarula with peppermint snaps also known as a spring bok  

1) Sangria

-10)  crazy nasty moonshine from st Luce… it didn’t have a name or a bottle, it did have a right fowl stench. You just get it from some guy for .50$/1.5L… you know its good when you pay that much

Top 10 best foods( much of the food we have had so far has been fantastic it was hard to choose but this is the stuff that made the list ) 

10) bull ton ( SA)

9) rosti ( laterburnn)

8) churros in san sebastion

7) french onion soup ( paris )

6) chapata bread…

5) croissants by the Eiffel tower in Paris

4) tapas in san sebastion

3) butternut squash soup made by our tour guide in kande beach

2) palleya (Valencia )

1) gelato in the shape of a rose ( barcelona )

Top 10 hilarious adventures

10) driving anywhere.

9) discovering witchcraft is alive and well in zambia…

8) having a crazy man show up to help us find our lion project…. But he had no idea who we were

7) zoomba under the Eiffel towel

6) Following directions to a hostel that started with… take 60 steps south and turn into the unlit unmarked ally way…. Um??

5) Getting drunk at the cider festival in san sebastion at 11 am

4) Buying a birthday cake in Uganda…. Note… it is bring your own box….

3) getting run at by a hippo at night cuz the dogs pissed it off

2) throwing everybody into the pool at waterfront in Zambia

1) sitting under a tree with lions… and being afraid of the elephants running past you

 

Top 15 favorite activity’s see you thought I was trying to get off easy by making the first one a top 5… well here are the extra 5. ( In actuality I was unable to kick 5 of the list )

15) swimming to the island in lake Malawi

14) cider festival in san sebastion

13) swimming in the Mediterranean sea… it is sooo warm

12) giant tomato fight

11) dancing, drinking and doing a poi performance at a bush party in St Luce

10) rafting the white Nile in Uganda

9)  bungee jumping / gorge swing / zip line over the Zambezi 

8) safari in the Serengeti

7) SCUBA diving in Zanzibar

6) mycrolight flight over Victoria falls

5) paragliding in the swiss alps

4) cuddling lions 

3) Rafting the Zambezi river

2) trecking the mountain gorillas in Uganda 

1) hanging off the edge of a waterfall