Ian's birthday present for Rich was a big map of Gorongosa National Park that he made all by himself (ok, with a little help from mom drawing some of the animals -- but the inspiration and direction was all Ian). I had the Park entrance gate, the wildlife sanctuary, Chitengo Camp, the game drive network, Gorongosa town, and Gorongosa Village. And lots of animals. And, of course, lots of different specialized game drive vehicles. Dad helped a lot with these (this was a many days project) -- the map has an elephant game drive vehicle, a snake game drive vehicle, a frog game drive vehicle, etc. etc -- each vehicle looking like the animal of its name, with chairs on top for viewing. Ian thought these game drive vehicle would be well camoufloge. Ian was also sure to draw in all of the shallow pans (small waterholes) that he remembers from the game drive network.This piece of art is now residing with Gram in Seattle, but she's promised to keep it in good condition for posterity.
