Today, Marie and I saw some of the local sites. Funny how locals never visit the local places when visitors come. They just go to the popular ones. It was another beautiful day in the neighborhood.
This is purported to be the largest baobab tree in the world. Well, who could dispute the claim? It was humonguous! These are very sacred trees in Africa. Some are big enough to climb into while others, like this one are large enough to house a full bar!
May I take your order please?
This is one of the local street vendors selling eggs
This is a typical African house, called a rondalvo which has a thatched roof. Mostly, poor blacks live in them and it is a step up from the tin huts or lean to's.
While at the cycad forest, we saw a verot monkey troop. The faces are black with an eyebrow line of white. The males have blue balls. Guess they are frustrated!
The Modajagi cycads are very rare and found only in this part of the world. You must have a permit to own one and some are a thousand years old! Oh, if these cycads could talk..
They grow with multiple trunks. We walked down a path with hundreds of them and could see more on the mountainside facing us. The reserve has an armed guard at the entry gate and I wonder what they are protecting them from??!
The termite mounds are fantastic! You can see that this one is taller than me!
Many African women carry their bundles on their heads. You see them everywhere walking on the streets with bags of potatoes or grasses. It is an amazing sight!
Well, that is it for today. Stay tuned.
Love,
Kerry
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