Tuesday, June 11, 2024

2024 African Safari Plus: Getting There (6/10-11/2024)

Monday, June 10, 2024
Much research went into where we should go, followed by a severe trimming of the list, before submission to Discover Africa to plan a trip of a lifetime. It would have been a nightmare to organize, since we decided we should leave in two months. Leaving it to the professionals (Vihann Van Wyck), we had a seamless month-long trip.
Here we are at the end of the trip,
with all our baggage, with personal items
that could have been stuffed in the
backpacks; we left home with one extra
carry-on bag - needed only for the train
We took seriously the baggage and weight restrictions on the smaller bush planes we would be using, and those limited what we could bring for the entire trip.
We had a 2.5-hour from Philadelphia to Atlanta, then a 15.5-hour flight from Atlanta to Johannesburg.

Tuesday, June 11, 2024
We left our apartment at 13:30 yesterday, and landed in Johannesburg at 18:30 today. We were met at the airport, and transferred to the Peech Hotel in the dark.
Peech Hotel room
Hotel room desk and coffee service
Hotel room bathroom
Hotel room lavatory
The next morning we could see that
each building had two "apartments"
Hotel pool (remember that it is winter here!)
Hotel dining room
Next: Johannesburg: Soweto Excursion.

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