On the road again

Well, I have been home for about 3 weeks and enjoyed an unexpected visit from my brother Steve and Alison as they were Volcano refugees for 10 days or so.

I am off to the UK tonight on the infamous AA174 to Heathrow, and then on to my long time friend Barbara's. They have an annual family outing on a narrow boat on one of the canals. Barbara got the idea from a great day we spent way back when I was in the UK and we all did the same thing and had a wonderful time. It looks like it might be rainy this time around but that is the UK.

June and Alistair leave next week and we will all be in Zambia for Rian's wedding May 15th and a few days in the bush in Kafue National Park. I have not been back to Zambia since 1993 so will be interested in all the changes, particularly those bought about by an open currency. I will discuss that more in a later post.

Rhino decided he would come too perhaps to reconnect with his relatives, although they may not recognize him since he lost his horn and ears on the RTW trip. They will love him no less I suspect.

I upped the ante and bought a new roller duffel (Tuesday Morning $40) and will see how it performs in the durability class and ease of use. It lacks the multiple pockets of the original blue one I hauled around the world but has a separate base area that is good for wedding clothes and stuff I will not need very much. Customer feedback will be posted occasionally.

It was great to see everyone and have a couple of Highland Gaelic as well as do badly on Trivia night.