We are in the Emirates lounge in Dubai on our way home. I lost track of our fellow Cheetahs at Joburg airport before we heard about the Qatar situation. Hopefully they had no issues since most were flying Qatar air.

FYI re the electronics ban: we had some confusion regarding this with some saying they had been told that if your ultimate destination is the US you may not bring your laptop etc on board, meaning jerry and I would have no iPads even for the flight from Johannesburg to Dubai. This proved not correct at least for Emirates. We kept our devices but expect to have to hand them over when the gate opens for our flight from here to LA.

This was, as expected, a fantastic trip due in no small part to the skill and effort of Keene Luxury Travel. Thanks again Ngaire and Ken.
Safe travels all.
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Helen