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Page Ten Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, August 21, 1975 Nyssa Couple Shares African Safari Tour The folkiwing is an article taken from the Washington Post and was written by Mrs Carolyn Miller who free lances from New York Mrs. Miller and her husband were members of thia safari last December as were Mr. and Mrs. Dirk DeBoer of Nyssa. • ■ "THE HIGHLIGHTS OF EACH DAY plains kioked like a primitive tapestry of the Garden of Eden, covered by tiny figures of elephants, zebras, wildebeests, gazelles, buffaloes and impalas." were the game runs. We were stupefied by the enormous concentrations of the herd animals. Sometimes, from a height, the Veterans Hold Drive FRIDAY NIGHT 7 P.M. TO 10 P.M SPECIALS BELOW 7 p.m. Til 8:30 p.m 1M% POLYESTER LADIES' DRESSES DOUBLE KNIT LARGE RACK 39 '/2 OFF 'ST YARD FAMOUS NAME BRAND SADDLEMEN'S BOOT JEANS SPECIAL PRICE LADIES' SHOES SUMMER CLEARANCE GOLD STRKE STAMPS WITH COUPON ANO PURCHASE OF ONE TOWE EXTRA HEAVY - LARGE IOB% POLYESTER BATH TOWEL GIRLS' PANT SUITS SPECIAL LADIES' SPORTSWEAR large rack Vi OFF SLIGHT IRREGULARS OF »3.98 TOWEL £ $399 "ST VALUE »3.98 . < « * | REGULAR S3.9« MEN’S VALUE TO »13.SO CHILDREN'S SPORTSWEAR ’/2 OFF ■S’ LADIES' SWEATERS BULKY KNITS • BUTTON FRONT MEN’S SHORT SLEEVE CLOSE OUT CUFFED PANTS CANNON WASH CLOTHS HAWAIIAN PRINT SHIRTS REGULAR »7.95 ^4^^ MEN’S SLIGHT IRREGULAR TEE SHIRTS 5/ljoo 94* TENNIS SHOES 100% NYLON ODDS AND ENDS BOYS' WINDBREAKERS $499 Then we aet out on a king dusty dnve to the day’s Anal destination. Returning late in the afternoon, there was still time for a welcomed swim in the pool. Then we showered, had cocktails on an outdoor terrace and enjoyed a lavish. F > * • iff V r“ NT er r ■ Fir' ' MRS. DALE Wil i WON a blue ribbon for this oil painting, as well as other awards, at last week's fair. WILSON BROS. DEPT. STORE The Sto'Ve Where- Your $$$ Buy More We have some advice for you.. Nyssa A n onorav An energy efficiency check-up c all your local Idaho Power office for an appointment with one of our Energy Advisers. These men and women are available to visit your home - or place of business - and review your energy consumption. They’ll try to determine whether insulation and wcatherstripping can help you reduce energy waste. They’ll try to find if you’re getting energy-efficient use out of your air conditioning and heating systems. They’ll also offer you wise energy use tips on such subjects as cooking, water heating, refrigeration and laundry. The Energy Adviser’s service is free, and it doesn't matter what type of energy you use. Call today. It’s just what the doctor ordered. Idaho Power Company WE GIVE GOLD STRIKE STAMPS Phone 372 3563 Beginning September IS, the D-Day chapter will be the single organization autho rized by an act of Congress to sponsor a Revolution Bi centennial Drive in the area. It was the morning of our big safari, the highlight of our East African trip. In a few minutes we would be leaving the security of our modern hotel room in Nairobi and heading out into the bush. On safari we'd visit some of the most remote corners of Kenya and Tanzania, where, in isolated wilderness, we could watch and photograph the game we'd come so far to see; during most of the trip wild animals would be infinitely more numerous than humans. We'd be far from hos pitals. gas stations and water faucets, following pitted dirt tracks across vast eipanses of plain. For nine days my husband and I would be trusting our lives to a tour firm We reached the rendez vous spot in front of the hotel shortly before the appointed time. Our micro bus already was parked by the curb, along with two other vehicles from the Nilestar company; we would be going in a three-bus caravan, sis pasengers to a vehicle. Approaching our bus, I could see a young couple about our age and an elderly couple. The man appeared to be more than HO years old. Soon we were joined by our driver. Peter Kinyolo. a quiet, competent man. Peter drove us smoothly through the rural outskirts of the city as we headed for the Masai Mara game reserve, reputed to tie one of the best regions in Kenya to see the plains animals. The younger couple. Dirk and Nancy DeBoer, owned a farm in Nyssa. Oregon The older couple. Dr and Mrs. G. W. Burgess, told us they were from Twin Falls. Idaho Despite- a certain stiffness, everyone seemed pleasant and determined to make our trip go smoothly. We were passing through a flat, dry landscape dotted by occasional thorn trees when suddenly Peter pointed exci- tedly through the window. He had spotted the first game of our safari, an odd-looking antekipe with a sloping back and inwardly curling horns. Peter esplained it was a hartebeest. Outside the window the terrain was empty of farms and villages. The rest of our caravan was nowhere in sight, and we rarely saw any vehicles. Bv now we were on a rough unpaved road. Occasionally, in the distance, we would glimpse a tall, elegant warrior of the Masai tribe, draped in an orange cloak and carrying a shield and spear. After several hours all three buses converged near a grove of thorn trees for a picnic lunch. As we hungrily attacked our food, two There were often sur privet. like coming upon a tranquil waterhole and sud denly realizing it was filled with 2H bathing hippos The most crucial element in any safari ia the driver guide. and here we were especially fortunate. Peter took excellent care of us. Keen-eyed and sensitive, he spotted a staggering variety of animals and helped us appreciate them. All the faint dusty tracks of the game parks were intimately fami liar to him. and he waa fearless in roaring across the unmarked plains in pursuit of game. He was equally competent when it came to dealing with the bureaucrats at the border crossings. After sis days Peter was relieved by another highly capable African. Godfrey Njubi Gradually. It became ap parent that we were gaining something from the tour besides convenience and financial savings Without our bus mates. It would have been a lesser experience. This dawned on me at the Ngorongoro Crater One day when we were nding along the bottom of the huge crater, we noticed a com- motion in a cluster of thorn trees Approaching, we saw the limbs were crowded with barking baboons Beneath the trees was a pride of lions Evidently the lions had come upon the baboons as they were grazing in the grass. Feeling hungry, they decided that a baboon or two would make a tasty hors d' oeuvre. The baboons had fled tn the safety of the trees, and now, shaking their fists and stamping their feet, they seemed to be cursing the lams in no uncertain terms. It was uncannily human the way they united against the powerful predators Som» thing about their pronounced community spirit made me think of our tour group. Despite all our differrnors, we had become united during this intensely rigorous tnp. As we left the crater. I felt a new appreciaton and warmth for my companions. IJ'for homes: SPECIALS BELOW 8:30 p.m. Till 10 p.m KNIT TEE SHIRTS Disabled Veterans will sell artificial forget-me-nots all day. according to Walter Mundt, adjutant for the group, and will be authorized by wearing blue and white lapel badges. Proceeds from the drive will help support bedridden veterans and aid other veterans with legal and health problems. • European-style dinner. Cof fee was served by a roaring fire, for the nights were chilly. MEN'S BELTS metal studded LADIES’ SHORT SLEEVE POLYESTER The Ontario D-Day Chap ter of the Disabled American Veterans will hold a "Forget- Me-Not ’’ drive in Nyssa on August 23. • slender, bejeweled Masai youths silently appeared. Gracefully they leaned on their spears and curiously watched us eat. It was a peculiar sensation to be the observed rather than the observer. During the afternoon’s drive we again became the watchers, It seemed as if every ten minutes we en- countered a new species—wi ldebeest, topi, zebra, vul tures, giraffes. Each time Peter would yank on the brakes, and there would be an escited flurry of picture taking. In the middle of the afternoon we passed through the gates of the Masai Mara game reserve. Only minutes later, we came upon a stunning sight—a pride id ten lions that had just killed an enormous water buffaki. While the lionesses panted in the shade, two male cubs were clumsily trying to tear at the meat The bus circled the scene while we took pictures. At one point we went about ten feet from a young lioness But the animals seemed indifferent to our presence— the gas fumes covered our scent Peter warned us that we could be killed instantly if we stepped outside. Careless tourists have been attacked not only by lions but by leopards, rhinos, buffakics and elephants. It takes cspcnence to know how to approach wdd animals, even in a vehicle. The nest day we folkiwed the brisk schedule that was to be fairly typical of our safari. At 6am.. we were awakened by a waiter bearing a tray of tea and coffee, which we sipped while dressing By 6:30 we were on the bus. starting our first game run of the day Several hours later we returned to the lodge for an enormous breakfast Aften wards was another game run. folkiwed by lunch. WISE USE IS COMMON SENSE Oregon
