I need to get another posting up quick to move my picture lower in the archive! Last night I decided to try out a new remote for my camera I got from my Aunt Laura a while back (thanks again!) The stars were absolutely gorgeous with the milky way lighting up the whole sky. … More Stars
Hello Everyone, Thanks for the birthday wishes. I really appreciate it. I can certainly say I’ve never had a birthday quite like this one. I had a very quiet birthday here around the ranch. I insisted that Kayla and Walker not make a big deal to everyone, seeing as I’d only known the other researchers … More 24
We made it to Mpala! Finally, after a week of scooting around, we made it to the Mpala Research Centre. We left Egerton University shortly after 8:00 (african time runs anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes behind – and actually potentially a whole lot more) so actually… 8:45. We were originally thinking we were going … More Mpala
First of all, sorry everyone for the long delay! From here on in I’ll have reliable internet but for the last few days I was stuck without. I know I left you on a “I’m sick in bed” note… I wish I could have told you I’m feeling better! I’m at Mpala now (healthy) and … More Egerton University
Here are a couple of pictures of our extremely comfortable hotel in Nairobi. We have three twin beds framed by gauzy white mesh, room service and an incessant hammering of nails directly next door, below and above us. You wouldn’t believe this nailing! We’ve decided the construction workers are none too apt as I’ve counted … More Nairobi Hotel
Made it! After the impossibly long flight from JFK to Dubai this little hop and a skip seemed no problem! (We traveled 11,147 km from JFK to Dubai – I forgot to put that in the last post). This leg was only about 5.5 or 6 hours which felt infinitely better. And! I started catching … More Nairobi
Made it to Dubai! Oy, my flight from New York to Dubai was a study in extreme sleep deprivation. After getting less than an hour of naps in the JFK airport I had great hopes of catching up on sleep on the leg to Dubai. Instead I lay awake for nearly the entire trip feeling … More Dubai
Alright, so one more post from the US. I am currently sitting at my gate with just a few minutes to spare before getting on my plane. It looks good and big so hopefully I’ll be able to stand up straight in at least some of it. Had a pretty long night last night trying … More JFK
Hello Everyone! This is my first (and last) post from the States! I’m in Boston doing some last minute re-organizing and packing and will be heading to the airport in a couple of hours! I’ll write more about my actual plans for this summer while I’m in the air (I’m going to have plenty of … More Boston
Hello Everyone, I’ve finished the research portion of my trip to Ecuador and so much has happened in this last week that I wasn’t able to write while still in the rainforest. I am now in Quito, I arrived last night, and as it is again dark out I´m going to stay inside and write … More A Final Update from Ecuador
Colin Donihue 