Only 3 weeks to go…almost there. It seems as though we have thought or planned this trip for years. Other travel locations always popped up, but finally…Africa.
Shots – yep…all 6 of them, (couldn’t lift my arm for 2 days)
Malaria drugs – yep…2 big bottles full (remember to pack them in carry on baggage, so they don’t get lost)
Antibiotics – yep…2 big bottles full (again, pack in carry on baggage)
Check Passport for 5 empty pages (yes 5 empty pages)…not sure why, but apparently every time we go through immigration/customs in South Africa they must have an empty page to stamp. We keep coming back to Johannesburg before we leave for Namibia and Mozambique so we will be going through South Africa immigration/customs multiple times, and then add the stamps for Namibia and Mozambique. David can’t wait…he is always so disappointed when we go to Europe and we travel freely between countries without going through immigration/customs.
All that is left, is pack, create the user guide (with pictures) for all the remotes for our housesitter, so he can turn on the TV, watch, listen and change channels. (4 remotes in all) and heaven help him if he wants to watch a DVD, that requires another remote. He may have to call Erik my nephew for instructions (Erik is 10).
Joe has agreed to drive us to the airport when we leave. I adore him, when he offers, but do wonder about his motives…is he really checking to make sure we leave town? Our flight leaves San Francisco at 6:00 am, so we have to be at the airport at 4:30 am, so we will have to leave Petaluma at 3:00. (already starting that adjustment for another time zone). The travel day is going to be long, 6 hours to Atlanta, 9 hours to Dakar and 9 hours to Johannesburg. The stop in Dakar is only for fuel…thank goodness, otherwise David would have us off in some kind of Dakar rally race.
