The view from my precipice is amazing. We are situated on top of the Western side of the caldera and looking down onto 100 square miles of grasslands and animals. The Masai tribes still hold their grazing rights to this pristine land. I am excited to venture down into the crater tomorrow morning and get a different angle of this lush ancient volcano and everything that lives on the inactive floor.

We arrived at the Old City Jaffa Gate early that morning and had the whole place to ourselves. The market stalls were not even open yet and no one haggled or bothered us. I love to be in a city early in the morning before it “wakes up.”

Tonight I am sleeping under white mosquito netting. It sounds strange but this has always been a dream of mine. I'm in Africa.