FYI, when you’re on the wrong side of the world, it gets dark early, longer, and more. Here, the sun goes down at 5:30 and gets dark really soon after. Not only that though, but the first full week here, there was no moon. Walking in the pure darkness is rather interesting here… It’s one thing to walk somewhere where you can’t see the ground beneath your feet, but it’s another thing altogether to not even be able to see your feet. Furthermore, you get that added joy of knowing that there’s ALWAYS some animal of some sort QUITE nearby, but never know if it’s just a rabbit on steroids (South African rabbits are weird) or a wildebeest, which are never pleasant to find yourself too close to.
Anyways. The great thing about all of this though, is that about two days ago, we caught a sliver of the moon for a few hours. Kevin and I were so excited we yelled and howled at the moon. It was fabulous. And now the moon’s been out for even longer. I look forward to if and when we get a full moon all night. Perhaps then I can see enough to walk safely in the dark.
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