Anne’s travelogue

1975 Shrimpboat at Dawn

1975 Shrimpboat at Dawn

There were thirty of us sleeping in the same house, so I took my crying baby to the deck where she would not disturb anyone, and we watched the sun rise together.

List of Friendly Reminders for a Friendly Family Reunion

List written 15 July 2008

Family reunions are like a beautiful, well-loved face with a big wart on the nose. Just because the reunion is not perfect doesn't mean it should not be cherished.

1965  Our Beloved Old House

1965 Our Beloved Old House

That's a 1960 Karmenn Ghia and a 1959 Buick convertible parked in the yard.

Those old palmetto trees still stand but now with burn marks from when the house burned in 1970.

1965, Second and Third Generations Crabbing on Our Dock

1965, Second and Third Generations Crabbing on Our Dock

We now have a lovely dock with a gazebo, but I miss our first one. Just to be able to have access to the creek over the marsh, the fiddler crabs and especially the oyster shells felt like such a privilege.

Budget Safari in Masai Mara, Kenya

Photo Essay written 13 July 2008

Middle America should not eliminate the possibility of safari from their dream journeys.

Ostrich in Masai Mara, Kenya

Ostrich in Masai Mara, Kenya

Mara Sopa Lodge in Masai Mara, Kenya

Mara Sopa Lodge in Masai Mara, Kenya

Anne Beach

Anne Beach has been a member since 1 June 2008 and goes by itchyfeet2844.

Currently in North Carolina, but wishes she were traveling..

I teach and find renewal in travel, but my budget usually wrecks my aspirations, so (Can you hear me sigh?), I'm searching for outside the box ways to get me out of my little box in Raleigh, NC. I like my little Raleigh box, but when I travel I feel my finger on the pulse of the world, I am moved by the commonality of human experience, my heart beats faster, my mind is enlivened, and my soul is fed. In 2006 I went to Rome, Italy; Ethiopia and Kenya, but my obsession became exaggerated not sate