I’d better start getting used to this view
Written by Chris
It may be hard to believe, but Mindy and I have just completed the first leg of our trip. We have had some great times in South America, but it is time to move on to the next continent: Africa. We leave early tomorrow on a flight itinerary that could charitably be described as torturous. It offers the following features:
- 4:30am wake-up call to get to the airport
- Travel on 2 separate tickets; always a risk if delays occur and flights are missed
- A total of 4 plane changes in 4 different countries – Ecuador, Panama, Argentina, and South Africa
- One 16-hour layover
- Flight miles: over 10,000
- Door-to-door elapsed time: 51 hours estimated
- A red-eye flight on my birthday going east so I lose 7 hours of my birthday
That’s the price I guess we pay for budget travel. We have our Kindles and iPods fully loaded and we’re stocking up on snacks. We’ll see you in Africa! (If we’re lucky…)
Hey Mindy,
Your mom has been keeping me up to date with everything!! Be safe, have fun and Mrs. Clemens (Helselton now), Mrs. Brehm and Mrs. Peters all say hi!!
Thanks Ms. Black! We are having an amazing time as well as learning a lot! Especially about science 😉 Please tell everyone I said hi as well!
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