In Brazaville March5,07

We are finally in Brazaville with our Picnic refi papers. Franklin agree to come and get it all signed and notarised. Chelsea met us in Meridien hotel not too far from the office. We finished the process in less than an hour but I need to wait in Brazaville for another two nights to get the the ahole set of paper back to DHL to Rhoda. I am glad it will be over soon. I was so dissappointed to learn from Luc Mathut that I can not go to visit Lesio Luna the gorilla sanctuary in Brazaville while I wait for the document. As right now they are moving a big one somewhere and all the personel of the sanctuary will be busy. I will have to find something else to do I wait to get the document back. This is the problem of Africa; We can never plan anything because there is always something else get in the way. I was rather mad that I can not go but what can I do. I asked the guy when can I go to see it. He said to call again in a week or two. I am not too keen to come from Pointe Noire especially just only to go this place. We paid almost 300 dollars for teh plane ticket. But if we need to come for something elase like doing this refi paper and we can combine with this it will be better. Anyway this is just not the right time. I don t know when I will come again. I am not particularly interested enough to come especially for that. I told my husband that I might call to get the lodging and come again next time with Fulvia. Anyway will see when I have the next chance to come. Tomorow I will visit the monument of Braza and take the picture of the rifle in front of the president house. Go to the Zaire embassy and find out the formalities to get Zaire visa so that I can put the Kenya trip together. We had diner at Hippocamp and after we finished our diner the group of the gorilla sanctuary came in to have diner. It was quite a big group and I get to see Luc the guy who I talked to before. I can see how it is going be too complicate for me go there tomorrow with all that they have going tomorow. I told my husband we will see when we have the opportunity to come. May be on the way to Kinshasa and what not? or on the way to Kenya we stop by for one day. I am not too keen to go spend the night. may be go there early in the morning and look at the feeding and come back in the afternoon or evening. According to Fernando, it will be developed to be a good tourist spot but may be it will take sometimes. They need particularly people who has enough interest to make such a plan to come but there certain kind of people for certain kind of place always. It is still a pity that I have time now and in Brazaville but can not do it.I think I should just forget about it and focus on Kenya first. And if we have Kenya plan all spell out then we might be able to put one day in Brazaville for this.I am not gorilla professionals anyway. I just happen to be in the area in Africa where I can see it in natural habitat. I might not have opportunity to see it after I leave Africa which could be very soon. I am ready anyway to see and do something else. This morning I got closer to teh Kenya trip. I went to SDV personally and purchased the Pointe Noire / Brzaville ticket then I ask info about teh Kenya trip the best way would be Pointe Noire / Brazaville then Brazaville / KInshasa and Kinshasa /Nairobi. Roughly the price of plane will be 300 dollars P/N to Brazaville then Brazaville/Kinshasa and Kinshasa to nairobi will be 800 dollars the whole thing will cost 1100 dollars just for plane ticket per person. And the 10 days trip in Kenya will be 8000 dollars person so altogether per persone we will need 10 000 to 11 000 dollars to make this trip. WE must be really motivated. It is not cheap.I wonder how much it will cost if we go first to Europe.