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We made it to J'Burg.
There was a medical emergecy on flight shortly after we departed. We were almost diverted but fortunately we were able to continue on and arrived at scheduled time.
The only negative impact was that we did not get breakfast served on the plane.
We were quickly cleared through customs and headed to baggage claim.
Bob's bag came off quickly followed by Dale and Jenni's luggage. We waited for my luggage and waited and waited and waited....
Brenda's luggage did not appear. I checked my Samsung tag...hmmm...my luggage was still in Seattle.
We headed over to the British Airway luggage desk. It was confirmed that my luggage was still in Seattle. This is the first time that I have ever had my luggage lost. I am so glad that I am such an overpacker that my carry -on luggage is basically my overflow. I have PJ, shirts, jacket, makeup, my Dyson Airwrap, hiking shoes, socks, camera, medicine, computer, kindle, charging cords, and various other items. The only thing I really need is an additional pair of pants.
My cousin, Natalie, is taking a trip with some of her girlfriends and they are doing carry-on only-I thought that there is no way that I could do carry-on only...maybe God is teaching me that I can do with much less luggage.
I was told that my luggage should be here tomorrow.
We headed to find a restaurant. I was pleasantly surprised to see that there are shops.
So after we eat, I am going to go shopping...my least favorite thing to do!
We all are in good spirits, looking forward our time at Hippo Lakes, and not totally exhausted.
After a 5 hour wait at the airport, we met the group from TEN and were escorted to the bus for the 4 hour drive to Hippo Lakes.
By this time, we are all pretty exhausted. It is now Sunday afternoon. I have had a little over six hours of sleep since Thursday morning.
The bus was made for much smaller individuals so we were happy to arrive at Hippo Lakes. As we entered the property, we were greeted by tons of animals.
We checked in, our luggage (well, what luggage some of us had...lol), and dinner was transferred to a van. We hopped in a safari vehicle and have a lovely, half an hour game drive to the Lediba Homestead.
Upon arrival, we were shone to our rooms and had a delicious dinner.
After dinner, I took a quick shower before finally being able to jump in bed.Read more