Tanzania

It has been more than a year since my trip to Mozambique and Ghana and now I have an opportunity to go to Tanzania. I will leave in just under 5 hours. I have butterflies in my stomach but I have my passport and visa, I have packed everything that I planned to pack and even updated the software on my phone. I even picked up some yarn to knit some socks on the plane.

With the exception of the mysterious disappearance of the suitcase I was planning on using (we had another) things went pretty smoothly.

The courtyard with the obligatory glass of wine.

Last night I spent a wonderful evening with my neighbors and sat out on the patio one last time to soak it all in. I took some pictures to look at when I get homesick. My neighbors promised me that there will be no lounging on the patio while I'm away so I won't be missing out on anything (like I believe that!) and they will give extra love and support (and some meals) to David while I'm gone (I love that!)

Here's the schedule: I will arrive in Amsterdam around 5:30 which will be about 11:30 pm here. I will fly to Mt. Kilimanjaro and stay on the plane for an hour before going on to Dar Es Salaam. I should arrive there by 9:40 PM local time which will be about 2:40 PM here.

I don't know when I'll get to update the blog, but check back here as much as you wish to follow the trip. I'll update it whenever I get an internet connection. Since I'll be doing a lot of the typing on my iPhone, you'll probably get a kick out of the typos and autocorrects.