capetown

we travled for 28 hours. that's more than a day.
we took a 6:30am flight from melbourne back to sydney (2 hours). then an hour and a half layover (and customs, which we all love).
then a 14 hour flight to johannesberg. which was delayed 2 hours. so we missed our connection.
once we got there we had to pick up our luggage and recheck it, which was complicated b/c of our delay and rebooking and no one knew who could validate this change. so we ran between 2 different terminals twice so as to not miss the last flight out to cape town (2 more hours of flying).
though i shouldnt complain b/c on the flight to cape town i was next to this woman with 2 kids under 4 who had flown from orlando for almost 18 and the airline had forgotten their kosher meal. so they ate fruit for 18 hours. yeesh.

from now on i will only travel by private jet of flew powder.

but it's the morning and i am recovered, slightly. great breakfast, amazing hotel. when you ask for a wakeup call, you get a simultaneous phonecall and knock at your door, where there is a man waiting with coffee and tea. wally and i wondered what the "snooze" equivalent for that is, so we figured we'd just punch the guy.

i'm currently in the business center hogging a computer. wireless is 15 dollars a day, so i will likely not be able to skype any of you for the next few days. but know that i am alive! i'm also here doing my job as krokslave. many of you know this, but i was unvoluntarily selected to be the person who plans evening of our final night of tour. meaning that while everyone else is cavorting around on the beaches of St. John, i'll likely be in the hotel lobby arguing with the catering guy. it's just annoying b/c i feel it's going to end tour on a terrible, bitter note. part of me is inclined to do it by invitation only and make it a small affair for the people i like and don't mind planning dinner for. so if anyone has any ideas for sentimental things to do or other ways to help plan a final evening or gifts to give out...let me know. or just be on gmail while i'm here working.

:)