Day 1 African Adventure
The line at the Delta was miles long, but within 30 minutes I was at the gate. Only craziness was my boarding pass (which I'd gotten from the self-serve kiosk) flew onto the floor in between the scale and the wall at the check-in counter. So...new boarding pass, which took about 10 min. whew
Met Jane at the gate and then on to Dulles. Interesting--our bags are checked through to Victoria Falls, which is Day 3 of our journey--should've been checked just to Johannesburg, NOT Victoria Falls, so Jane and I have been chatting up the ticketing people who are trying to REticket the bags. But we're not hopeful. I guess the travel company might be buying us some clothes...
Anyway, at the gate waiting for South Africa--8 hrs. to Dakar (Senegal), an hour there while they refuel and deplane some people, and then ANOTHER 8 to Jburg. Going through security a second time here I'd forgotten to empty my water, so chugged it, so as to save my camelback bottle with filter. Need to find a bathroom.
Jane and I just enjoyed a HUGE margarita and a bunch of chips. Very fun way to begin things--hopeful we'll see our luggage sometime during the trip.
Met Jane at the gate and then on to Dulles. Interesting--our bags are checked through to Victoria Falls, which is Day 3 of our journey--should've been checked just to Johannesburg, NOT Victoria Falls, so Jane and I have been chatting up the ticketing people who are trying to REticket the bags. But we're not hopeful. I guess the travel company might be buying us some clothes...
Anyway, at the gate waiting for South Africa--8 hrs. to Dakar (Senegal), an hour there while they refuel and deplane some people, and then ANOTHER 8 to Jburg. Going through security a second time here I'd forgotten to empty my water, so chugged it, so as to save my camelback bottle with filter. Need to find a bathroom.
Jane and I just enjoyed a HUGE margarita and a bunch of chips. Very fun way to begin things--hopeful we'll see our luggage sometime during the trip.