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You never appreciate what you have until you lose it. But a country is not something you can easily lose, and we are back and it is still here. Oh, it is the most beautiful country of all them all!
How glad we all were when we stopped at the border post and saw the neat parking spaces around us, and a man sweeping the floors. Ordnung must rein! That's badly spelt German for "Order must rule" and what a pleasure to see that here in the corner of my heart everything is as it always was: neat and tidy. The officials were friendly; they could see we were happy to be home.
Other African countries can take our fine land as inspiration; I have been across the south, from east to west, from the Atlantic to the Indian ocean and it never felt better to enter the driest land of them all. We truly have something to be proud of...

Now, this is my last official post. How sad to say goodbye, but its inevitable. I can't go on forever, and what would I have after today to write about? My heart is breaking when I think about the time that has passed so easily. There was a point during our trip when I thought to myself that this couldn't possibly take so long, that I was starving to get to university and beyond, and why was life taking so long? But a little part of my mind was trying to remind me that time doesn't take long, it has a steady pace, and when you stop looking at it, it will sneak up on you and catch you by surprise.
So, this is it. This realization that six weeks have come to an end. Crazy, isn't it? And you all thought life was just droning on? Nah, it wasn't droning, it was jogging, my friend.
Here we are, on our way to the farm. I'm writing this today, the day after yesterday which was the day we entered Namibia, but I'm writing this as if I'm writing this yesterday. Did that make any sense? Well, try to keep with me...
To put a good end to our trip we asked everyone to tell us their highlight, and possibly a lowlight. This is the answers I got:
*The island where we (me, Chrisna, Sunel, Suané and Nico) swam, totally uninterrupted, with Don Juan as entertainment.
*Driving out of the Ambuselli after the rain; the excitement and the relief for the starving animals and parched soil made all our hearts lift.
*The road from Masai to Mikundani (actually, all the new routes never before taken by auntie Chrisna. This was her highlight.)
*The snorkeling down the beach from our camp in Mnazi bay.
*The scuba diving in Mtwara.
*Victoria Falls; the majestic splendor of one of God's greatest creations makes one stand silent and in total awe.
*Ngorongoro; the splendorous views.
*The Matopos
*The great herds of Wildebeest (from the Great Migration) at Ngorongoro
*The sunset over the harbor at Kilwa Masoko
*All snuggled up in the car with a cup of tea in my hands, watching the sunset, on the Kitulo Plateau.
*New Years!
*The road to the Baobab River Camp, the Kitongwa Gorge
*The campsite at Bridal Veils, that afternoon we lounged, reading, sleeping and thinking or just sitting.
And that was just the very best, imagine how the rest of the trip was. It was fantastic. Its a memory I will regret to lose, but if remembered, will cherish for ever. Thank you everyone for the good humor, best wishes and care! This is my final farewell... Here goes, GOODBYE!