Rainbolt Travel Diary

This was a week for me to just remember how good I have got it. I get to have this amazing wild, completely different adventure with my family. We are seeing and learning something new every time we go out. Last weekend Jacob learned that if someone says they are hungry and asks for your popcorn, and you say yes; they are going to take your whole bag. We learned last night that goats, dogs, and horses can be smarter than some people about staying out of the middle of the street. We are learning that as crazy as political elections can get with hanging chads, uncounted absentee ballots, and Supreme Court decisions; they aren’t nearly as crazy as they can get here. Right now President Obasanjo, whose term expires this year, is fighting with his Vice President, Atiku Abubaker. President Obasanjo says that a bunch of public money somehow ended up in VP Abubaker’s freezer. He has also said that VP Abubaker’s campaign committee is illegal and had them brought into court. Also this week a plane with 12 of the Nigerian military’s top generals on board crashed as they were headed to a meeting about how the military would keep the peace during elections. I have the feeling that a simple recount would be a blessing here.
On the personal side of things I learned how lucky I am to have friends. I have friends that contacted me from half way around the world to say Happy Birthday. I appreciate email more and more with each passing day. I was also lucky enough to have people here give up some of there evening to come share cake and birthday wishes.
When you are having adventures it is so good to have friends who are willing to share them with you.