Thursday, February 12, 2009

Let the Fun Begin...



It's about midnight and we're putting the finishing touches on our packing. I think a person could survive almost anything with the contents of my backpack, except maybe a blizzard because there are no warm clothes. We are flying to Capetown, South Africa tomorrow and arriving on Saturday evening. We expect to spend three or four days there and then fly to Windhoek, Namibia. From there we will embark on our 7 night, 8 day adventure budget tour. By budget I mean no frills, not a single one. We're bringing our own sleeping bags and they provide tents and cooking equipment. We have to set up the tents ourselves every night - this will be a learning experience for Andrea. With our group we will truck through Namibia, the deserts and deltas of Botswana, and end in Zimbabwe at the mighty Victoria Falls. We have a animal guidebook from the library so if a springbok or hartebeest crosses our path we can immediately reference such facts as the dietary habits, weight, and lifespan of said animals. Hey, they have more than just elephants over there! We hope to maintain this blog along the way although for that 8 day span at the end, I'm pretty sure we won't be seeing much in the way of computers.

1 comment:

  1. R. V. and Joy said

    have a great time. take lots of pictures;
    stay safe. we are relatively new to blogging.
    Very exciting to share in your experiences
    as you travel and see new places. might even be
    worth a root canal to go on a trip like this.
    Have a great time.

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