50th anniversary today. Can’t believe Barb put up with me that long – slogging through mud and rain to visit mountain gorillas in Rwanda, bugs and leeches in Borneo rainforest, lions roaring outside leaky tent in Serengeti, grizzly bears cavorting 20 feet away...
It happened at 2AM. In a well coordinated raid, an invading elk ate one of three tomato plants on the deck of Norton’s office. A positive ID was made from a bedroom window as the elk fled the scene. The elk, part of a gang, is suspected of being a tomato addict....
“Stop. Stop! Simama tafadhali,” I yelled. We were on a dirt track heading south from Lake Ndutu when I spotted it.Startled at my outburst, Joshua, my driver guide, slammed on the brakes and we skidded to a stop in a cloud of dust. The other two vehicles...
