New adventures

I am getting ready to come back to the states, for a little vacation. I will be traveling to Ft. Lauderdale for a Concert. It is a three day music festival. It should be exciting. After the music festival I will be making my way up the west coast to visit relatives and friends. Since my last entry I have also enjoyed some leisure time here in Djibouti. I got pool side a couple days and went to Lake Assal that is 500 feet below sea level and is the lowest point in Africa. Lake Assal is saltier than the dead sea. It was cool and I got a lot of great photo's that are up on flickr and on my web site. robertsimila.com . I also went on a trip to the cheetah refuge, it was a great day and I got some more great photo's they are posted as well. I have been learning more about editing and maintaining my camera. I am glad to be learning something new everyday and I am looking forward to this trip to the states. Enjoy this picture from my trip to Lake Assal.

Cheers,

Robert

January 9, 2008

I have been contemplating my next move. I have been here in Djibouti and traveling around for the last 8 months. I am thinking of staying on for another year. My brother, Richard, and I have been working out a plan to buy land in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. A great place to grow grapes and make pinot noir. This has been a dream of my brothers for some time and I am finally getting on board with it. I want to own land and I want to be closer to my family. I think staying over seas for another year I can do more traveling and I can gain more experiences. I know that this is a big change but I know that it won't weight me down enough to stop me from doing what I love to do. I want to concentrate more on photography and I like traveling so I know that will be in my future. I want to get a chance to help people more. I hope the new year is treating everyone good. To Mia I love you and I hope to see you soon in Jacksonville. We will have some beach adventures and have fun. Love to all.

Cheers,

Robert Simila