So the journey began February 16 at 12:40, our flight leaving Anchorage. All our luggage was a bit of a pain including the ammo we took for the hunt in Namibia and the help from Chris to get locking cases and the right distributions that stayed under weight! It was crowded and cramped. The next leg was from Seattle to Atlanta. Our layover was only an hour and the flight was over booked. So in the hassle they asked people to check their carry one bags. We had many valuables that we didn't want checked but at the gate they made us check them. Oddly not everyone? At first I said ok but then they insisted the would be checked clear thru to Johannusburg! So for this flight, the 5 hour layover in Atlanta and the 15 hour flight to Africa we didn't have any of my meticulously planned and purchased activities and snacks! Ok Lord we had to trust You to keep them safe and live without it all! Thad had only his neck pillow! But praise the Lord we slept, and watched movies. Elie still had her backpack and never even got into
The flight really was very nice roomy enough seats to sleep and while we didn't get a window seat we at least were together and the food and service was very good. We landed in Johannasburg at about 5:40 pm local time February 17th. Just so you know it is 11 hours ahead of Alaska time! There we were greeted by two people! The rifle permit company that helped get our ammo approved ( a long process) and the owner of Eland Guest house, Mike. They were both very nice and helpful. sadly by the time we got done with the permit it was after 7:00pm and dark. So our drive to the Guest house was not very climactic! It was raining and we do love a good thunder storm! We slept well and the time change woke us early so we enjoyed a quiet morning and tried to get a video of the birds singing and the pool at the guest house. We enjoyed visiting with our host and looking at his garden. Then he took us to the airport again where we flew to Windhoek!
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