Epic Journey - Day 1

Julia and I are headed to Cape Town, South Africa - passing briefly through Johannesburg long enough to catch a connecting flight. It is the beginning of an epic journey that took many months to plan and a life long dream to fuel. I wish I had an interesting photo to commemorate the moment, like of my bag - but it is still being packed. Think BACKPACK!

We will be in south/east Africa for several weeks, highlights of which include:

• A few days seeing the sights in Cape Town (Cape of Good Hope, Robben Island)
  
• A possible appearance at Match 56 (Round of 16) of the World Cup at Cape Town Stadium
• A stay at Chobe National Park in Botswana
• An interesting border crossing from Botswana to Zambia that involves a car ride, a boat ride, a hike across the border to finally another car ride.
• A visit to Victoria Falls in Zambia
• An overland tour down the Zambezi River to Lake Malawi
• Traveling south along the coast through white sand beaches of Mozambique
• Kruger National Park in South Africa
• And hopefully a visit to the Nelson Mandela National Museum in Johannesburg

We hope to post pictures and updates here and at my Flickr Photo Stream when possible.

I apologize in advance for any typos. Blog posts from Africa were painstakingly written on an iPhone.