Final countdown!

I certainly remember  January 26th- the day I was mysteriously led to the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO only to be overwhelmed by so many people gathered there to celebrate my 70th birthday party. And that was not the only surprise as during the party, I was informed that I was going to set off on a trip in the footsteps of Mma Ramotswe, Botswana's first lady detective! Thank you again to all of you who celebrated with me or who sent me their wishes and contributed to make this dream trip come true.

Now, almost ten months later, I am counting down to the day of my departure, on Wednesday  October 16th. As a prelude to my African adventure I am travelling to the UK to join some members of my travelling party in Oxford. Natalie and her husband Didier are joining me as are two of their neighbors, Pete and Marilyn, who have become good friends as we spent some time together in France last summer. They have just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary and this trip is their belated honeymoon.

The Botswana Bunch leaves from London on Monday  October 21st and will be arriving in Johannesburg, South Africa the next day. There we will pick up our heavy-duty 4x4 (including camping gear...) and set off to Botswana...

This blog will keep you up-to-date on our travel adventures! I will try to post messages and pictures regularly (as long as there is an internet connection) and I hope you will enjoy reading about our experience!

Best wishes to you all!

Don