(London)

(London)

(Greece)

Dugouts

(Lake Kivu, Rwanda)

(Seychelles)

Traps

(Portland, Maine)

(Portland, Maine)

Holiday weekend

Had a bit of a random holiday weekend with good friends, food, and beautiful land.  I'll be sure to share some pics of the safari expedition, but in the meantime, here are some randoms. 

(In order from top to bottom: Corsica, Paris, Alaska, Maine, Kenya, San Francisco)

Nkombo

 (Nkombo Island, Rwanda)

Water and sky merge

Yes, the horizon is actually in this picture.  I don't think I've ever seen anything like this before.
                                                                                                       (Lake Kivu, Kibuye, Rwanda)

Night Fishing

(Cyangugu, Lake Kivu, Rwanda)

Houseboat Book Shop

Books?  On a boat?  Pretty much my two favorite things?!  Ayuh.  This houseboat book shop, called Word on the Water, meanders the island's numerous canals looking to woo landlubbers and old salt readers alike.  Sometimes you may hop on and start browsing in one village only to end up several villages downstream after getting lost in the Ancient Irish Biographies section (Andrew).  When it's chilly you just fire up the stove and cozy around it with your favorite pile of browsed books.  Ther's even poetry nights up on deck.  Man overboard?  Throw him a good book, as the sign says.    

Dad Catches a Trout on the Equator

Mt Kenya has to be one of the most beautiful places in the world.  Nestled around 10,000 feet on the northeast side there is a small cabin in complete seclusion next to Rutundu Lake.  The only thing you hear there is the wind, birds, the occasional zebra or elephant.  And the beckoning trout.

After putting on some wooly buggers (aka thin mints) and piling into the little dinghy we slowly trolled around the perimeter in expectation.  It wasn't looking good.  Uncle B, my dad and I were losing hope.  The light was fading fast and there was no sign of life in the little pond.  'Let out more line,' our guide said with a wink.  

Just as the sun began to fade behind the hillside in front of us, WHAM-O!, Dad hooked one.  It was a tense but joyous few minutes while he delicately reeled her in.  Oh the color!  Still not sure if our trout was bigger than Prince William's, but I tend to think so.  It was certainly one of the best feasts we'd ever had and as the night grew cold around us, we cozied around the fire and sunk into a dreamy food coma. 

Down by the boats

Down by the boats.  Nile perch, tilapia, mending nets, motorcycles, the usual.  (Mbita and Takawiri Island, Kenya)

Mfangano

Ok, well, since I've been pretty lax in updating lately, here's a bunch more photos from Mfangano Island. 

  Community mobile charging at its best

 Repairing fishing nets