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| "Hurry up with your shoes!" -Carrie |
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| From this view near the entrance gate, our house is on the left, the palapa straight ahead, the pool beyond. |
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| We carry the little guys out of our gate. |
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| And walk a short distance along this busy road, just to the corner. |
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| From here, it is a calm, unpopulated stroll to the beach! |
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| About 5 minutes and we'll be there! |
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| Except we keep stopping for pictures today! |
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| A lot of pretty flowers dot our path! |
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| "Mom got ahead again!!" -Carrie |
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| We pass this field, people use this to walk instead of the busy road |
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| Happy girl!! |
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| We turn and walk a short distance towards the ocean |
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| The only eyesore: a river meets the ocean here and trash collects |
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| We are able to hop on rocks to avoid it |
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| And then the water! |
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| Dar es Salaam is such a crazy, busy, dusty, developing-world city. It is shocking to discover a true tropical paradise merely yards away! |
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| Jackie LOVES the beach! |
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| Finally, a greyhound who swims! |
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| And tries to shake off a bit too early.... |
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| Cooled off, now to romp!! |
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| I think Africa suits him. |
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| Carrie too. |
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| Abigail running with the girls. |
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| Robert is the only one who doesn't get to go off leash. |
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| We do "encourage" him to swim though... |
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| AIRBORNE!! |
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| They were running so fast, most of my pictures are out of focus, even with the high speed camera! |
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| Back at home now, under the palapa. Getting ready to de-sand... |
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| Wheee!! |
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| Um, yeah, you're going to have to get clean AGAIN. |
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| This one is NOT in love with the water! |
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| He will take any salvation! |
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| Shade! And dirt! |
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| Karl playing! It was a great day! |















































