Come on, Mike, Get some sleep!
Rich Elliott

Oh, and good luck!

Well, now the only thing getting done today is recovering from a heart attack and eating nitro pills.. Thanks to that damn cop from the state of Wyoming...
I also got a ditigal sound recorder to record night sounds of the Selous...

Mike & Cherie

4 days till the Selous

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I also got a ditigal sound recorder to record night sounds of the Selous...

Not a bad idea at all. I thought of this (recording night sounds) and intended to use my Camcorder to do it, but this may be handier. Plus I could use it to keep audio notes of the days events rather than writing everything down. The new ones are really small too.

Cool.

I think you just cost me another $50.

Cheers,
Canuck

Have a good hunt, Leave A few For us. Good chance We will come in on plane you go out on Tell Pierr'e and Anneli Hello,Tell Pierr'e one croc is to many even if I to miss 3 or 4

Started packing with tuffpak and put in the two rifles, some T shirts, some hard candy and snacks, some ammo and it is 30lbs over weight...
Oh well good thing I started early...

Mike

4 days till the Selous

Good luck Mike. Please give us all the details as some of us will be stranded in the New World for the rest of '06.

Mike.
Good luck and enjoy the trip. I, along with everyone else will be awaiting the stories and pictures upon your return.

Woody

Up at 5 am this morning for a walk with my wife at the local state park...To many things to think about and do... Wife enjoys seeing the deer and this early walk worked out great...
Well will be packing my carry on with electronics, cameras, scopes, and who knows what else...Yes the 'Perfect Shot' to read for the 10th time while flying...
Repack tufpak to lower weight...Did all yard work, got Africa haircut...

Mike

3 days till the Selous

Mike: I wish you the very best of luck for you and your wife on this upcoming great adventure. I look forward to seeing you in Dallas but I might just be in our "Valley" in PA this October, in which case you'll have to come over and visit. GET THAT LION! jorge

Mike,

Have a grand time. Sincerely hope it is the hunt of a lifetime!!!!

Take lots of pictures and keep a journal for those of us that may never get such a chance ;>

Well friends, typing this for the second time..Erased the danm message ...All spraying of clothes done and all laid out and sorted, by wife for packing purposes...My carryon has cameras, cuddie back, scopes, binos, and some reading material...
In 48 hours we will be over the Atlantic heading for Amsterdam on the 2nd leg of our journey to the Selous...

Mike

2 days till the Selous

Good luck good buddy. After having talked to you in Dallas in person and on AR for a considerable amount of time, I am well aware of your abilities in the field and with the rifle. I am now aware of your great courage as exhibited by your taking your wife along. That my friend takes REAL GUTS, congrats to you and your equally courageous pardner. Drink a sundowner to all here at AR. Good luck and good shooting.

Mike, I speak for everyone when I say...


PHOTOS! LOTS AND LOTS OF PHOTOS UPON YOUR RETURN!!!!!!!!

God speed, have a great time, and enjoy every second of it!

Mike,

Best of luck and have a safe journey.

Jim

Have fun. . . . . . .

Friends, it is less then 24 hours till the AR buf hunt starts...This all started 13 months ago when I won the AR buf safari...It is here and I promised to keep all up with my preps and all other pertinant info...
To quote a famous song " The bags are packed, I'm ready to go.." One overwieght but will deal with that...
Sleep this week has been sporadic...Looking forward to sleeping on the plane.. (It will take 23 hours to reach Dar and overnight at the Sea Cliff Hotel and fly out Monday to the Selous and hunt starts on Tuesday July 25th...)
Tomorrow last minute house prep turning down the water heater, locking up windows, Taking out trash and whatever I forgot to write down..

Mike & Cherie

less then 24 hrs. to the Selous

Mike:

Make sure that you get up early at the Sea Cliff and eat breakfast outside as the sun comes up over the Indian Ocean. The food is excellent and the view of the dhows, etc. is just wonderful.

If last year's bushbaby is still living above the sleeping tents, you'll get plenty of recordings... and the hippos will be as loud as freight trains when they come out of the river to "visit" you and your wife!

Remember the note and toast!

Ernest

Mike & Cherie,

I am very excited for you. I'm sure the planning and anticipation has been like being on a roller coaster. Have a great hunt, you deserve it, and give my best to Pierre.

Via con Simba!

Mike,
Wish you and the wife, a GREAT hunt! I can't wait for your return my friend! Please, lots of pictures!!!!!
Happy Hunting,

The best of success and thank you for allowing us to share.
We look forward to your next few posts.
Frank

Thanks to both you and Saeed for this hunt and your willingness to share your experience. This is so meaningful to me as I prepare to make my first DG trip to Tanzania in Sept 2007. I will undoubtably hang on each of your reports as anticipation is so much a part of the whole experience-keep up the good work.

Mike,

You allowed me my first shooting of a double rifle.

I wish you great things...

Lots and lots of 4 legged, big, great things!!!