I spoke with Emilie last night and got the full update on her first week in Yemen. She and her father are doing well and it sounds like they’re having a pretty unbelievable experience. Here are some camera phone pictures that she text-ed me.
After spending the first couple of days in / around Sana’a (the capital), they flew to Socotra island and stayed the balance of the week there. Thus far they’ve basically done a lot of sightseeing and hiking. And it sounds like they’ve really been “roughing it”. In fact, last night was the first time that they’d had indoor plumbing in nearly a week, I believe.
Now they’re back in the capital for a day and will then spend the balance of the trip visiting different towns and hiking / camping in the mountains. They have a local guide for the entire trip, so everything is planned out pretty well. They’re even going to spend some time with the guide’s family, which I’m sure will allow for a truly local’s perspective.
It was nice to hear about all the good things Emilie had to say about Yemen / her trip and it definitely made me feel (a little) more comfortable about her vacation choice. Nonetheless, I have no doubt that I’ll continue to check cnn.com fanatically over the next week to ensure that there are no Yemen-related breaking news stories. (For any of you who notice some newly gray hairs on my head come Thanksgiving / x-mas, you can thank Emilie’s vacation choice…)
After spending the first couple of days in / around Sana’a (the capital), they flew to Socotra island and stayed the balance of the week there. Thus far they’ve basically done a lot of sightseeing and hiking. And it sounds like they’ve really been “roughing it”. In fact, last night was the first time that they’d had indoor plumbing in nearly a week, I believe.Now they’re back in the capital for a day and will then spend the balance of the trip visiting different towns and hiking / camping in the mountains. They have a local guide for the entire trip, so everything is planned out pretty well. They’re even going to spend some time with the guide’s family, which I’m sure will allow for a truly local’s perspective.
It was nice to hear about all the good things Emilie had to say about Yemen / her trip and it definitely made me feel (a little) more comfortable about her vacation choice. Nonetheless, I have no doubt that I’ll continue to check cnn.com fanatically over the next week to ensure that there are no Yemen-related breaking news stories. (For any of you who notice some newly gray hairs on my head come Thanksgiving / x-mas, you can thank Emilie’s vacation choice…)
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