Re-starting my Blog for a trip of a lifetime to South Africa

May 11, 2010... Full of excitement at the thought of leaving in a few hours to South Africa via France... My wife and I are finally able to fly to South Africa after bidding on a Game Reserve Safari for a Nashua Symphony Fund Raiser... two years back! Because of various events (i.e. house fire, job change, health issues, etc.) it is only now that we are able to embark on this adventure...

We are leaving today on Air France 337 from Boston to Paris, hopefully with no delay due to the volcanic ashes spewing from Iceland... We will continue on to South Africa on May 13 from Paris to Johannesburg on the new Airbus 380, the double-decker aircraft... and we will transfer to a South African Airways flight to Richards Bay on the East Coast of South Africa, and should reach the Zulu Nyala Lodge on the late afternoon of May 14. We will stay there until May 20 and returning to Johannesburg on that day.

You can visit www.zulunyala.com to see pictures of the lodge and the amenities.

The excitement is also that South Africa will be the 58th country I visit...

I hope to have access to internet and post daily blogs during the trip...

Wish us God's speed and Bon Voyage!