Greetings from Bakabung Bush Lodge!

Greetings from Pilanesberg National Park/Game Reserve - Bukabung Bush Lodge!

so to start from the beginning... i love 16 hr flights! wait. there was more b/c first I flew from DC to ATL - 1. Then, from ATL to Dakar, Senegal - 8 hrs. The flight attendant on this leg was soOoOo great to Ambrose & I! She said, "Here, have a drink for me too", as she passed us more miniature Chardonnay bottles. That was after our Delta mixed drinks. :) All the while, we watched new releases on our personal tvs! Yay for international flights. I saw Changeling & Vicki Christina Barcelona (or was it Christina Vicki Barcelona? whatever) -- both gReAT movies! Then, after waiting in the plane during an hour security check at Dakar, we finally headed for Johannesburg on another 8 hour flight. This one passed by quickly, as I knocked out for the most part, only waking up to eat not-so-good plane breakfast. Thank Goodness for FiberOne bars ;)

Random Facts:
- 7 hour time difference from EST
- Zebras manes stick up only when they're healthy
- A journey is a herd of female giraffes
- The black rhino is the second most endangered species in Africa (and I saw one today!). Voltaile creatures!
- Bukabung = people of the Hippo!

ok...so, it's obvious that I just returned from the Safari! pics to comeeeeeee. zebras. a lion from afar. an elepahnt (JUMBO!). ooOoO so many sightings this morning!

What's next? Safari BBQ Dinner tonight. Antelope, anyone? Then we're hitting up Sun City tonight -- mini Vegas. Who's going to be brushing up on their Blackjack and Texas Hold Em skills this afternoon? probably not me. I think I'll just gamble with my money in the markets aka negotiate my way into purchasing authentic South African art for cheap.

Finally, we're leaving for Jo'burg tomorrow morning!

by the way, my first minute on this vacay was awesome. thanks layers. :)