{"id":3235,"date":"2014-09-06T07:44:26","date_gmt":"2014-09-06T06:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=3235"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T13:59:17","slug":"dispatch-from-sierra-leone-return-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=3235","title":{"rendered":"Dispatch From Sierra Leone: Return Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, I’ve been back a week, but a lot has been going on. \u00a0I wanted to go back and share some final impressions of what was a fascinating, extremely challenging month in this small West African country I never imagined I’d go and visit (as an aside: under different circumstances, i.e. flights readily available and freedom to travel “upcountry”, I’d definitely go again, as a tourist!)<\/p>\n

Here’s a final shot of the western side of the Freetown peninsula, seen from the Country Lodge Hotel:<\/p>\n

\"Sunset\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And this is what happens when you zoom in. There’s always all these ships sitting out there in the water. I never figured out what kind of ships they were or what they’re doing – they really don’t appear to move much.<\/p>\n

\"Ships<\/a>
\nI also managed to collect some aerial video from roughly the same vantage point, and turned that into a short video clip. \u00a0Yes, those are vultures being filmed from above, at around the 1 minute mark!<\/p>\n