The Bicycle Man of Kasongo

As my friends and I would sit in Place John, we continually admired the hard work of the bicycle man. Bicycles are an important part of life in Kasongo. And since people have next to no money, they must keep fixing and fixing their bicycles. A new one is not an...

The Flight Out of Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania

Sometimes the best way to travel is like a bird. These are some photos of such a flight.   But before the airplane could land, we had to do a trip around the dirt runway to chase away the animals. Such as this troop of warthogs on the side of the runway. (Did you...

Spot the Animal

Yes Folks. It's time to play everyone's favorite game.That game is SPOT THE ANIMAL. It's the exciting game where you must see where the animal is. If you do see the animal, then you can take a photo of it.Or, if you don't see the animal, it will kill...

Sipi Falls, Uganda

This all played out in eastern Uganda. I was doing a loop tour, through the north, then swinging east to arrive near Mount Elgon. That's a massive former volcano that has left a range of mountains which are now home to lots of people and animals. Still,...

The Military Court Goes to Kasongo

Part of the mission I had in the DRC was to assist the Military Court to do a trip to Kasongo. The purpose was to get the Court to Kasongo so that they could have two trials. That's what happened. The Court held the trials in a somewhat outdoor facility, so the...

The Military Goes to Market

In May of 2012 I had the chance to go with the military court to Kasongo, DRC. One morning on route to the court, the military prosecutor wanted to do some shopping at the local market. So that's what we did.

Uganda: Some Photographs of the Scene

If someone from Africa said to you "my life here is really quite easy and I enjoy it a lot," then you almost can be sure you are speaking to one of it's despots, dictators, or exploiters. There is and has always been so much loot for the grabbing here that...

My Plans

Are to go downwind for awhileThen to go crosswind for a bitAfter that I hope to go upwindFor a short timeAnd then turn suddenly east.

Selus Game Reserve, Tanzania

I've chosen to start with my favorite photo from the many taken at this terrific piece of nature in southern Tanzania. The game reserve is the largest in Africa and has some 4,000 lions along with lots of others that live in a constant state of alert. That's...

About This Place…

"This website is dedicated to the many people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who have suffered and died."

The writer was a journalist, prosecutor, and Canadian soldier who is now trying to help the people who live in the DR Congo.

The photographs and the commentary here are solely those of the writer and his pet dog named "Bark." The United Nations and MONUSCO have nothing to do with this website.

Similarly, the township of Puskokum in eastern Tennessee is equally not interested.