This book is a special gift for dd's big 50 and my big 40 in 2007. On our Africa vacation, we had a great time and learned a lot of things with friends. I wanted to share wild and beautiful nature, great experience and amazing friends around us in my book.



I would like to say big thank you to Chie. She took a most meaningfull picture of dd & me at Lake Nakuru on page 3. That is exactlly what we are doing in our life! We are looking at the same direction together, not looking at each other. She has amazing eyes to express us in the photo.



Thank you Owen, traveling with me for 6 weeks! Thank you Yoko to join us for Kilimanjaro from Japan! And thank you Junko for taking lots of footage on Kilimanjaro.



I never thought that my book would be a memorial book for Chie and Owen. I know they are still living in our heart and they are always with us.