Acknowledgements

and thanks for many small gestures of kindness

To Kersti a companion on the African trail and my road through life.

To Dan and Randy Richard, companions on the Sahara trail. 

To the captain of the freighter Log.

To the impoverished boy who took an empty sardine can and left our valuable knife.

To the man in the Nigerian jungle who filled us with enthusiasm.

To the kind man in Rouen who bought us pastries.

To Jean Hilt, deep in the Congo rainforest, for 10 liters of petrol and a shower when we were in need.

To the orchard workers in Algeria who filled our panniers with mandarin oranges.

To the Salvation Army in Lagos that gave us a room while I recovered from malaria.

To the Bedouin boy who made us tea in the desert.

To a Biafran villager who let me use his welding equipment.

To the Greek trader Mamakos who took us on his boat up the Congo River.

To all the travelers far from home who inspired me.