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Anybody ever stay in the hotel in the "sterile" area of the Johannesburg airport? What did you do with your firearms? Were you able to put them in your room? I know I asked this question some time back and got the response that there were a few folks on the board who were booked to stay there. I'm just wondering how it went. | ||
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I've stayed there during a long layover. My guns were checked through, even though it was about 10 hours. Optima came to my gate before I flew up to Zimbabwe with a confirmation receipt that even had the cargo container in which the gun was loaded (and then into the a/c). JudgeG ... just counting time 'til I am again finding balm in Gilead chilled out somewhere in the Selous. | |||
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Judge G, I've enjoyed many of your posts. What, pray tell, is the literary source of balm in Gilead? I've only seen it in Poe's famous poem, and the response was the predictable "Nevermore". | |||
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We stasyed thre on a long layover in '05 with guns checked through to Harare | |||
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JudgeG, Could it be from here: Is there no balm in Gilead, Is there no physician there? Why then is there no recovery For the health of the daughter of my people? Jer. 8:22 NKJV I know there are other places where the bible talks of the "balm of Gilead" as a comfort. ****************************** There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor polite, nor popular -- but one must ask, "Is it right?" Martin Luther King, Jr. | |||
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I am a fan of Poe, the Bible and the Selous.. and I do find joy in all three. WyoJoe has it right as to "balm of Gilead" being a comfort (symbolic of Grace). JudgeG ... just counting time 'til I am again finding balm in Gilead chilled out somewhere in the Selous. | |||
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I'm glad you answered before I could chime in with a, "Tell me tell me I implore..." ____________________________________________ "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchett. | |||
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Hell, This is what I get for being an ill read SOB. All this time I thought that Gilead was a brand of scotch. --------  www.zonedar.com If you can't be a good example, be a horrible warning DRSS C&H 475 NE -------- | |||
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What if you have a full overnight layover? SSA won't keep your guns but only so long. I hate the idea of all the RSA paperwork to import my guns for only one night. | |||
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Air 2000 will handle the import and store them for you if you want....... I'm not sure about the cost, but think it's around US$200. | |||
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GA, In February, I stayed overnight in Jo'burg at the Protea Hotel (never again) and my guns were checked straight from Nashville to Bulawayo. They arrived two days later (I was already in the bush) but that was United's fault as I had to jump a last minute flight out of Nashville due to bad weather. My luggage and gun case remained in Nashville, thus the delay. If you have concerns, stay at the Afton House. They will meet you, take you and return you to the airport the next morning. They also offer a "gun" service. Have a great trip, LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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200 bucks? The inflation from Zim must be spilling over. | |||
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Get in touch with Afton Guest House. http://www.aftonguesthouse.com/links.htm It is worth the few dollars to stay there. Hunters coming in and out of Africa stay there and it is worth the price to talk with all of them. My wife and I "had" to stay there for an extra day on account of weather. It was a great time and I don't begrudge one moment. Not only are the owners on top of the requirements on guns and travel, but they are especially gracious hosts. They pick youu up and deiver you to the airport. Have a wonderful trip. Venado | |||
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