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Show Thursday, June 14, 1979 Page 11 Audrey's Off To Africa 'or the second time in changing continent. grandchild birth announ- . , " For the second time in less than a year, wanderlust has struck Park City resident Audrey Stevens. This time she is trading the dizzying heights of the Himalayas for the vast, stony plateaus of the Sahara. The 46-year-old mother of two next week will set off on an 18-week expedition through Africa that will begin in Algeria and end somewhere in Tanzania. In a Bedford four-wheel drive truck dubbed "Henry," five women and thirteen men from four countries will follow a meandering course that will lead them to four game preserves, including the Serengeti, down the Congo or Niger Rivers, up the 19,000-foot Mt. Kilimanjaro, Kiliman-jaro, and to the Leakey's discovery ground of the two million year old "Nutcracker" "Nut-cracker" man in Olduvrai Gorge. They will cross paths with members pf the Kirdi, Bantu, Watutsi and Masai tribes, as well as with mountain moun-tain guerillas, the sacred hip-popotomus hip-popotomus and herds of elephants and gazelles in the plains. Literature from Adventure Adven-ture Africa of England beckons travelers: "Climbing "Climb-ing snow-capped peaks; lifting water from a Saharan well; drinking palm wine with the primitive Kambriri ; sipping mint tea in a Taureg encampment; en-campment; ferrying across the brooding rivers of the rain forest: these are but part of the whole that is the grand mosaic of a trip with Adventure Africa." Ms. Stevens officially begins her adventure next Wednesday, when she will leave her Summit Park home with her duffel bag, day pack and sleeping bag and head to San Francisco. She will take in the King Tut exhibit before her anticipated an-ticipated trip to Egypt (after (af-ter Africa, of course) before heading to Los Angeles and the low-cost Freddie Laker jet liner to London. The entourage en-tourage will rendezvous in Southampton on June 30 and sample the wines of France and Spain before ferrying from Alicante to Oran. From there, the whims of the adventurers and the political situation of each country will determine the route through the vastly changing continent. The trip will end in mid-November mid-November for many of the travelers, but not for Audrey. "I'd like to see South Africa and possibly the West Coast, as long as I'm there," she exclaimed. "And definitely I will go to Egypt by way of the Nile. There's no reason to miss the pyramids, the treasures, and of course, riding a camel! By this time it will be February 1980, 1 surmise and I will get across the Mediterranean somehow and look up niy mother in Taragona, Spain." The pair have a slight disagreement over where to go next, with the Greek Islands Audrey's choice and Istanbul and Budapest her 78-year-old mother's fascination. Maybe they'll do both, but Audrey hopes to be in time for the May 1st festival in Iceland before returning to the states and a reculturization period in Oklahoma. She will have been gone nearly one year. "I will see so many new things I'll be like Alice in Wonderland," Ms. Stevens said, "I have learned not to build up any expectations, and so I look forward to each part of the trip equally. I'm sure it will have its moments there will be times when we're pushing the truck out of mud, or sweltering in the 130 degree temperatures of the Sahara, and spending 18 weeks with the same people. But you learn to give a lot and to keep a good sense of humor and to be philosophical about the mosquitos and leeches and other creepy crawly things." The African adventure comes on the heels of Ms. Stevens' 250-mile trek to the 14,300-foot high base camp of Annapurna I, the 10th highest mountain in the world. Last October, nine other Americans and Ms. " Stevens hiked for 31 days through Nepal to peer through binoculars at the ascent of the 26,545-foot peak by the American Women's Himalayan Expedition. Ex-pedition. At the time of life when most women are content to have raised a family and sit back to wait for Mother's Day telephone calls and grandchild birth announ cements, Ms. Stevens is exploring ex-ploring the world. "This is a perfect time of life to do it," Ms. Stevens said reflectively. "You have a little wisdom to deal with yourself and other people. All you have to do is decide what assets you have, what you can liquidate to get you where you're going, and how much time you can spend. If you have a job, if you're valuable enough you can usually make arrangements. If you can't, you do something else about your job! I have discovered your security is not tied up with your family or your job, but it is within yourself. In the end, I'll be a much better person for having traveled. I'll be more valuable to myself and more valuable to an employer. "Every time I think about leaving next week, I get so excited I can't quite think about it all..." m w. v ones 1 PUD HAPPY HOUR 5 p.m. -7 p.m. Free Hors D' Oeuvres mm Specialty Drinks $.85 J i Beer & Setuos $.60 We have a State Liquor Store on the premises LIVE ENTERTAINMENT on WEEKENDS featuring John Hanson at the THE YARROW a Holiday Inn 649-8659 1800 Park Ava 1 ? " 1 3)isco Jli OW! 9:30 p.m.-l:00 a.m. Admission $2.00 Free With Dinner 7r f it CllBiStOpIieB ' 'QJe shall know him by his food. ' ' 3he Good HBlothei piesents fine dining in the lelaxed atmospheie of the Cellai Qtefedoty; followed by dancing and disco in the celestially lighted Gieat 3iall. ve. 649-9300 Audrey Stevens 1 II For your dining pleasure... ReOpening Friday, June 15 i A Steak & Seafood Restaurant sCI i: ' Dinner includes: Bonanza Salad Bar Baked Idaho or Seasoned Rice Pumpernickel Rolls, tub'o butter Meat Entrees Sirloin 8 Oz. Cut $6.75 8 oz. Cut of choice corn-fed top sirloin charbroiled to your taste. Sirloin 11 Oz. Cut $8.50 Bonanza cut of top sirloin for those with a hearty appetite. Teriyaki Steak $8.75 Hefty cut of top sirloin marinated in our special sauce and charbroiled to perfection. London Broil $6.75 Tender succulent slices of beef served pub style, with au jus sauce and horseradish. Beef & Bird $5.95 Marinated beef, chicken and vegatables charbroiled on a wooden skewer and served on a bed of seasoned rice. Chicken Teriyaki $5.75 Boneless breast of chicken charbroiled and served with Teriyaki sauce on a bed of seasoned rice. Rack of Lamb $12.95 (when available) Rack of young spring lamb served on a bed of seasoned rice with mint or garlic sauce. Seafood Entrees Fresh Snapper, Almondine $5.95 Fresh daily from blue Pacific waters. (Not frozen!) Served with almond slices and lemon. Alaska King Crab Legs $10.50 A sumptuous serving of spliced legs from those deep, cold waters of Alaska, served with lemon-butter. Shrimp $9.25 Huge Pacific shrimp butterfly'd and sauteed with a touch of garlic and sherry and served on a bed of seasoned rice. Halibut $6.95 That delectable dweller of the deep, baked in lemon-butter. Lobster Tail $12.50 The best obtainable from Australia. Succulent white meat, broiled and served with tub of hot butter & lemon. Seafood & Steak Combo $10.50 Take your pick of Shrimp or Crab Legs plus a hefty cut of top sirloin charbroiled to your taste. HOUSE SPECIALITIES Sauteed Mushrooms $1.50 Fish Chowder, bowl $1.50 Wine Service & Cocktails Private Club memberships available 7Tt n i r r . i Top o Main Street, Park City |
