<div class="floatleft">(http://i63.tinypic.com/2eqf9j4.jpg) <br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;">Peter Warcaof</span></strong> <span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;">CGDA Benefactor</span></strong><br/>‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾</div></div></div>Jekesai hands us a map,<strong>“Capital!  Thank you!”</strong>The first part of the trip is spent by me getting over the fact that there are no elephant rides.  I’ll bet if one oogled, err googled this issue, one would find that African elephants give rides.  And if we weren’t on a much more important issue (water help), I might look into setting up an elephant safari business—one would make sure that the elephants aren’t burdened and safaris are photo, not animal massacre.  Yes, indeed.<br/><br/>Jekesai mentions food with little meat.  Uh-oh!  And Jehoshaphat!<strong>“I am a very strong believer in respecting all and their food.  But I know from experience that I cannot abide the sponge food that is used in some meals.  If they have that, I cannot eat it.  If, if, if—I know not to worry, but if this comes up, I will need to be rescued in some manner.  Vegetarian is fine.”</strong><br/><br/>These trips one learns a lot about companions.  Jaclyn now knows I don’t eat<em>everything</em>that isn’t nailed down.<em>Hee-hee!</em><br/>