safari-lawyer, SBT, UEG: thanks guys. Your words are appreciated. I am very glad I was here when it happened. My other old pal (a 15 yo chocolate lab) is having his problems too, but he should (hopefully) still be around when I get home.

On a much brighter note, only two and a half more days til I start the long journey! I don't think I've ever looked forward to 35 hours of airports and aircraft more than I am looking forward to this one!

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On a much brighter note, only two and a half more days til I start the long journey! I don't think I've ever looked forward to 35 hours of airports and aircraft more than I am looking forward to this one!

Poor man!

I really feel sorry for you!

You have just joined the "brainless brigade" as Walter calls us!?

As we say in the South:

Ya'll have a good time!

Have a fantastic trip! You know we'll all be following along, so send frequent updates if you can.

Yo, Canuck,

Your old friend will be your guardian angel now ... I am sure that he'll love Africa !! Have fun, gentlemen !!

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Originally posted by Saeed:

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On a much brighter note, only two and a half more days til I start the long journey! I don't think I've ever looked forward to 35 hours of airports and aircraft more than I am looking forward to this one!

Poor man!

I really feel sorry for you!

You have just joined the "brainless brigade" as Walter calls us!?

I am now counting down in hours!! 45 hours til I board the first flight.

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Originally posted by scruffy:
Yo, Canuck,

Your old friend will be your guardian angel now ... I am sure that he'll love Africa !!

Ha! He's probably too busy chasing rabbits and gophers.

Cheers Scruffy!
Chris

You know it is almost time to board the plane, when the rifles are packed!

My gear/clothes are spread out on the floor, waiting to get stuffed in their respective bags tomorrow.

Headin' out the door!

Back in 25 days...

Best regards friends,
Chris

A few days ago I told Walter I will pick him up from his house at 7 in the morning.

That is supposed to happen tomorrow, Tuesday!

At 7.05 this morning he calls.

"Where are you?"
"Where do bloody well think? At home, getting ready to take Hessa to school!"

"HA? Aren't we going to the airport?"

I burst out laughing, knowing how good he is with timings!

"Not today you nitwit! We are going TOMORROW!"

"Yesterday you said our friends are arriving on MONDAY!"

"True, they are arriving Monday late in the evening, and will stay at the airport, so we meet with them on Tuesday morning!"

"What do I do now? I am all set to go?"
"Go back to sleep"

A couple of weeks ago I gave him a pack of Mephaquin - his malaria tablets. I wrote the date on the pack when to start taking them. He was supposed to take them last Tuesday.

Yesterday I called and asked him if he had taken them.

"NO"
"Why not? I told you when to take them"
"And since when are you a doctor?"

"OK, don't take them. And get malaria"
"OK OK, what do I do now?"

"Take one tablet right now. And again the day we arrive"

Have a safe trip and a good time!

Enjoy, and may the buffalo not know what is heading their way!

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Sleeping under the African Sky I cannot see anything wrong with the world !

Very true.

Until some nitwit brings a radio along, and listens to all the gory details of what humans do to each other, and proceeds to tell us all about it at dinner time.

Walter had a radio along a few years ago. We told him he is welcome to listen to it, as long as he keeps it in his tent, and whatever he hears, should stay there.

He kept his promise for a few days. Then he could not bottle it up any more.

So he started telling us all the breaking news he has been hearing on the radio.

His radio developed a terminal illness, and never recovered!

Have fun.

Walter never learns!

I got our tickets by email, and printed them out. I gave him his, and left mine on the printer tray.

This morning I discovered that it has disappeared! And I know full well who has taken my ticket.

The confirmation came as I called him and said he better be ready at 7 precisely, bythe door, with his bags ready to get into the car. I will not wait for him.

He said "You won't go anywhere without me".

A couple of hours later I called him "There was something wrong with our tickets, so they issued us with new one. I will bring yours with me in the morning"

Walter "Bloody hell, even Emirates ruin my cance of playing a trick on you"

I printed my ticket again, and edited his before printing it.

I have changed some of the numbers, and have added PLEASE INFORM SECURITY BEFORE PASSENGER CHECKS IN!

Now let us see what happens in the morning!

Let the Games begin!!!!



FB

good hunting. I am looking forward to the report.

THis is going to get very good and possibly brutal with the practical jokes.

Last night, at about 9.30 in the evening, I got an SMS message from Walter.

"Are you awake? I did not want to call you and wake you up. I am VERY VERY sorry I took your ticket. I could not resist taking it when I saw it. I thought it was a nice trick to play. After I got home, I thought about what you will do. And I know how nasty you can be. So SORRY SORRY SORRY! From now on I will only play nasty tricks on Roy!"

It is 5 in the morning right now, and this is my last message before we go.

We are going to the airport with plenty of times to spare to meet our friends who have arrived there late last night.

Next report hopefully will be from our hunting camp.

Let the fun begin.

Good hunting.

Good Hunting...please keep us updated !!!