Dzalanyama Forest Reserve

Buying Sugar cane on the side of the road! Everyone in the car with the exception of myself (but not karis) thoroughy enjoyed it and said it was particularly sweet!This weekend we went on a trip with our friends Phil and Cynthia and Beth and Jeremy Barr and their 2 charming daughters, Claire and Brianna, to a place called Dzalanyama Forest reserve. Our sedan would have struggled to make the trip so we loaded into the land cruiser with the Barrs. There is actually supposed to be some good hiking and bird watching in the area but we occupied our time by attempting to dam the stream by the lodge (cabin). All three girls (not sure how much Karis helped but she loved playing in the water) and their daddies spent hours on this activity. One of the safari companies runs a little cabin that we stayed in. It was basic but very nice. The nicest part being that it actually comes with staff! We brought our own food but there were a couple of gentleman who actually did the cooking (ie. Beth gave them the eggs, sausage and bread and they scrambled, fried and toasted) and cleaning! It was great! This is apparently common here but the first time I had experienced it and I am definitely a fan.


Claire and Brianna gamely
sat in the way back for the 1.5 hour drive over the dirt roads!


Karis made friends with the local village kids while the dam was constructed!