The Long Road Home

Nothing makes you enjoy traveling halfway around the world like a stomach virus, slight fever, extreme chills, and sinus headache upon return. Oh and snow, don't get me started on the snow. But I have to say that I am grateful for the "rest" I got upon return. I'm really grateful that it was ONLY those four distinct symptoms and not MALARIA (as far as I know).

I'm actually surprised that I didn't fall ill sooner considering the schedule we followed while on "vacation". Somehow, I convinced my dear husband that we should not relax on a beautiful white sand beach somewhere, but rather awake by 7:00 am every morning so we could rip and run until late afternoon everyday. I think I used the phrase "this is a once in a lifetime opportunity", fully intending to do this again at least 3-4 more time before I die.

I woke up this morning thinking to myself that I've never been to DisneyWorld and could care less if I never went. I've got 5 more continents to visit and only 5+ decades, God-willing, to do so. As a matter of fact all of you that have been to DisneyWorld should ask for a full refund. (I suppose they serve a purpose, as small children tend not to be cautious around wild animals.) But the adults definitely should get a refund. Nothing against the over sized rodent mascot and friends, but the real stuff is SO MUCH BETTER!

*Disclaimer: If ever approached with the opportunity to go to DisneyWorld, I'll most assuredly go. But I will no longer whine that I have never gone in the 3 decades I've been on the Earth and as thus had a deprived childhood. Now I know I've been severely deprived of so much more. BTW, Thanks Mom & Dad, for all that LOVE, food, clothing, shelter, and education. It's a wonder I made it into adulthood.*

But I digress...The (round)trip was 2 weeks long and AMAZING . I will go more into that on my next few post starting with "The Long Road There". But in the meanwhile, you can enjoy/lust after/long for the last sight we had before packing our bags to return home. (The bags which incidentally got to stay an extra day in Johannesburg; yes, I'm jealous of my luggage.)



A rainbow at Victoria Falls! (see lower left corner of video)