stories from the archive

How about another post about our summer?

The first leg of the journey brought us to Amsterdam, where we spent some time in the city. Since we'd just had an overnight flight over the Atlantic, Justin and I were dead tired, but Juma was ready for adventure, having slept the whole flight. So our number one goal was to find someplace where we could take turns resting and entertaining Juma. We'd already done a canal boat tour in 2004 (with the same Must Sleep imperative), and didn't want to again, but we stopped and took pictures near a canal anyway.

We settled on a park in the city center. It was full of people looking for a little leisure time, picnicking, biking, strolling. Justin cozied down under a tree and fell asleep, and Juma and I walked toward a pond and watched some geese and ducks dunking for bits of bread. Juma, having been anticipating our summer-long trip to Pemba, exclaimed, "This is the best trip ever!"