Well, the coundown for my trip to Namibia has begun. As of today, it's only 21 days until I walk into the belly of that uncomfortable beast known at the Airbus, and head for the land of hunting pleasure. I feel like a child, with Christmas rapidly approaching! Everything is packed and ready to go. Of course, between now and my departure date, I'll probably unpack, pack, and repack another dozen times.

Just as an aside, for those of you who live in the U.S., I got my meds for this trip at the local Wal-mart Pharmacy, and saved about 30% over what it would have cost me at Rite-Aid, or the other big pharmacy chains. I got 19 Malarone Tabs, 10 Ambien, 7 Cipro Capsules, 20 Doxycycline, and 20 Butabital (I get some killer headaches) for $68.00 with my prescription plan coverage. The list price on the Malarone alone was $96.00.