The world is dark

This morning has been hazy bright and burning hot, haven't had rain in a few days and it's really broiling. Sitting at the computer here, while I was catching up on the news, the sky turned dark. Then lashing wind, some approaching thunder and after that the deluge. That cooled things off. An hour later, it's passed, the clouds are breaking up and it will be hot hot hot again, with an added dose of humidity.

For those of you keeping score at home, it's getting near time to head back to "the States" as we say, but first, our last chance for an African vacation. We will be heading out Friday for South Africa (SA) and Botswana to do the Safari thing. It's late fall in SA and might be chilly, but the rains there are ending so it's the beginning of prime animal watching season. I'll be off the air for a while, will check in as I can, in the meantime you can follow us on our itinerary. Most of this arranged through Go 2 Africa, highly recommended.

May 22 LOS - JNB - South African Airways, the best coach seats in the world as far as I my experience anyway. Stay in Joberg at Impangele bed and breakfast, an expat favorite. (map)
May 25 JNB - Livingston, Zambia (map), over night at the Zambezi Sun. Near Victoria Falls (map)
By road into Botswana, stay at Chobe game lodge for two nights. (map)
May 28 small plane to Chief's Island in the Okavango delta of Botswana
Stay two nights at Chief's camp in the Mombo concession of the Moremi Game reserve (map)
May 31 back to JNB
Stay at Hyatt Hotel in Rosebank, the Beverly Hills of J'berg. (map)
Jun 2 fly to Mala Mala, on the banks of the Sand River (map)
Stay three nights at Mala Mala main camp
Jun 5 back to JNB then CPT
Stay three nights Welgelegen guesthouse (map)
Stay one night in Summerwood guest house in Stellenbosch, SA's wine country (map)
June 9 fly to JNB then LOS
Phew!

Then mad scramble to pack up house, garage sale, clean up etc.
June 30 LOS to SFO
Six months latter shipped items may arrive

Just for fun, I've included links to maps for most of these places