Camping in Congo

Well, I guess we've ticked that one off of our Bucket List.  Seriously, how many American kids (or adults for that matter) can say that they've been camping in Congo?  We had a blast hiking, whittling sticks, roasting hot dogs, climbing trees, and listening to the chimpanzees keep us up all night.  And what camping trip would be complete without a few mishaps?  You'll have to check the captions below to find them...

Xavier got car sick on the ride out.  Peter's has was the chosen receptacle. 

Campfire - the boys had a blast with this.

Peter and Xavier taking it easy and looking at the sky

Elijah and his friend Elliot out hiking

Just a cool photo of the forest/jungle

Elijah found a funnel-web spider

Roasting hot dogs

Malachi and his friend Nathaniel spent a couple hours whittling sticks

Doesn't look too bad but it sure did hurt!  Xavier as swinging on a vine and a large branch came loose from the tree it was attached to and fell about 30 feet onto Peter's head.

Tree walking.  Malachi and Nathaniel had a great time climbing around in one of the big trees.

Nathaniel, Elijah, and Xavier checking out a termite hill.

The trail-head for the hike.  A ladder followed by about a 100 yards of steep incline.