This is really supposed to go before the last post but I wanted to type out the last post before this one. Also the internet is just bad enough to make me not want to deal with changing the post times.

I'm in Pointe-Noire, Congo where I find myself...in the beach. Who would've thought eh? I'm on a beach in the Congo. Before today the Congo (also known as the Republic of and also Congo Brazzaville) conjured up images of deep, dark forests. Well it's true, there are forests here but there's also a sizable amount of coastline. So this is where I am. I just cross a street and the Atlantic is crashing into the shoreline. The temperature is still very comfortable during the day and comfortable with a light sweater during the night. This area has a few expats, mostly working in the local oil industry. At night the horizon is dotted with small orange dots, the flames from offshore oil rigs. During sunset the street has numerous people jogging in the cooling dusk air. With some organization and leadership there is some much potential for this area to develop by leaps and bounds.