She was quite a character and I am truly saddened to hear of her passing. We (my boss/family, Goodall and the flight crew) flew to Tanzania Africa years ago (maybe 2000?) and I was fortunate enough to spend plenty of time with her during our visit. She was along to accompany my boss during his photo safari, and his donation to her cause. Although I was just 'flight crew' we traveled as a group and by virtue of being there, I was able to take part in the fun. I learned a lot about animal behavior, intelligence and how similar/different they are to us. What a fantastic treat that was.
We flew in to Arusha airport, Tanzania, drove over to the Ngorngoro crater, stayed at the Momella Wildlife Lodge, hiked Mt Meru, then explored the wilderness by driving as far into the jungle and swamps as humanly possible. Our Land Rover diesel held about 100 gallons of fuel, so could travel for days without stopping, and was seriously rough riding. Broke a rear shock somewhere along the journey, which did not seem to worsen the ride one bit. We kept going. Some 3 inch long wasp flew in the Rover with a visible drop of venom on its stinger it made me scream like a little girl, despite harming nobody. That thing looked evil.
The flight crew became honorary Maasai tribe members, with me being the 'Elder' and although that seems silly to those of us who live in the USA, it was no minor matter to them, they accepted us, because they liked us. (That's me with the beard) Goodall second from left.
This picture was taken at some remote dirt-strip airport about as far from human civilization as I have ever been. I don't recall where it was, only that it was not on our charts. I've looked for it on Google Earth for years now, and have not been able to find it.
