Indian Ocean off of Durban, South Africa.
Showing posts with label Daily Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daily Africa. Show all posts
Monday, July 11, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Daily Africa: Tiny & the Penguin
Which one's bigger? Nat, or the penguin? Answer: it depends on the penguin.
(Boulders Beach, Cape Peninsula, South Africa)
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Daily Africa: Nursing Baby Giraffe
Kruger Park, South Africa. Baby giraffe eating. The mama was kind of funny - she was eating her own meal from the tree and kept bumping the baby out of the way, but the baby was persistent. Pretty cute.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Daily Africa: Preethi and the Giraffe
Johannesburg, South Africa, Lion Park. Me and my friend, the giraffe.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Daily Africa: Deet
I know. I totally fell off the Daily Africa wagon. But! I have a reason! For our anniversary, Dan surprised me with a week-long trip to Charleston, Savannah, and Myrtle Beach. It was so so perfect. He took into account all of my favorite things - family time, history, the beach, frugality, etc. etc. A post on that is forthcoming.
In any case, we're back now. And so is Daily Africa. This picture is a little bit of a lame return, but I can't get on the other computer right now, so this is the best I've got.
I was maybe just an eensy bit paranoid about Nat and malaria. We were all on propylactics - there's even a pediatric dose of Malarone that we just crushed into some breast milk. To say Nat loathed the daily dose would be an understatement. Beyond that, we covered him with a mosquito net as much as possible, and deeted it up (both of which are depicted in the picture). In the words of an awesome friend who lived in malaria-ridden Ghana with her husband and small children, 'Forget what they say about DEET. Use the strongest stuff you can find on the kid--it's much better than malaria. Bypass the "5% DEET--Family Friendly and Safe for Your Baby' bottle and get the Deep Woods Sportsmen Repellent. The family stuff is a joke--maybe it works for American mosquitos, but not for the African ones."
So yeah. I figured a little Deet was better than malaria and sprayed down the edges of his carseat, etc. And then we proceeded to see not one.single.mosquito, malarial or not, the entire time we were there.
So there you have it. Can you even think of a more exciting picture? You're welcome.
In any case, we're back now. And so is Daily Africa. This picture is a little bit of a lame return, but I can't get on the other computer right now, so this is the best I've got.
I was maybe just an eensy bit paranoid about Nat and malaria. We were all on propylactics - there's even a pediatric dose of Malarone that we just crushed into some breast milk. To say Nat loathed the daily dose would be an understatement. Beyond that, we covered him with a mosquito net as much as possible, and deeted it up (both of which are depicted in the picture). In the words of an awesome friend who lived in malaria-ridden Ghana with her husband and small children, 'Forget what they say about DEET. Use the strongest stuff you can find on the kid--it's much better than malaria. Bypass the "5% DEET--Family Friendly and Safe for Your Baby' bottle and get the Deep Woods Sportsmen Repellent. The family stuff is a joke--maybe it works for American mosquitos, but not for the African ones."
So yeah. I figured a little Deet was better than malaria and sprayed down the edges of his carseat, etc. And then we proceeded to see not one.single.mosquito, malarial or not, the entire time we were there.
So there you have it. Can you even think of a more exciting picture? You're welcome.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
Daily Africa: US Sunset
Sunset on the Raleigh-Durham tarmac on our way back to DC. Blurry but beautiful.
Daily Africa: Robben Island Tour Guide
Robben Island tour guide who was previously a prisoner there. He observed that one of the hardest things in coming to work there was working alongside one of his former prison guards.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Daily Africa: Cape Town Sunset with Friends
Cape Town, South Africa. This was one of the last days of our trip, but one of the most beautiful. With our dear friends Kari & Ryno.
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