Less than 2 months away, so I think it may officially be time to get excited. My new safari clothing from ex-officio arrived yesterday and Bert has made me promise to wear my Indiana Jones hat from Tilley wherever I go which may cause some funny comments here in Naples, FL. Maybe Ngaire can help by posting a schedule of when we will each be in Capetown so we can begin making some dinner plans. I told Ngaire that word has it that Springbok tastes either like lamb or maybe it was chicken. C'mon Anne, let's stir things up!! <img border="0" alt="[naughty]" title="" src="graemlins/naughty.gif" />

MItch, I am glad you are excited.

I think we need to form a Non-Roarer Support Society for those of us NOT on Roar. It is sure going to be hard reading all your reports remembering that we were once booked on the trip.

Have fun. Drink a lot. See a lot. And take an occasional picture or two.

Mitch your final paperwork will be going out tomorrow and in that paperwork is a complete list of everyone, where they will be, which tours, game parks etc etc. So you have all the dates where all the people will be at any given time.

Way too complicated to post here it is small print and two pages long. I hope it is laid out in a way that you can gather the information you want easily.

Yes, and it will be here before you know it and I AM READY TO GO. Lots of planning now time to start DOING.

Marc, You and Arlene will sorely be missed.

I was wondering when the buzz was going to start! :app:

We SO wish we were going with y'all, but I know we will have a fantastic time traveling vicariously through you lucky ROARers.

Are we permitted to do the doc dance even though this is not a cruise? We will indeed miss Marc and Arlene, but I will have at least one drink for you, Marc. By the way, I am enjoying Tequila at present and giving my Scotch collection a vacation.

Oh, Mark hangs out on the Leopard Hills website ALL the time! He already had me order his new (much smaller) safari jacket, he has a new hat, and I expect him to start packing any day now.

The new house will probably be ready to move in at about the same time, and it's going to just sit and wait for us to get back. It's fun to build, but takes a far second place to Africa.

There's another great website www.wildearth.tv where you go right along live on the safari's each day, with commentary from the guide. Just have to choose the right time of day, since they are 6 hours ahead of Eastern time. Otherwise, you will be looking at a waterhole that doesn't seem to have much going on.

http://www.lionsands.com/read_article.asp?ID=620&Archive=Incredible%20safari%20sightings

Just got this from Lion Sands a moment ago. Hyaena pups are fantastic to watch.

Very exciting Ngaire. There are other great pictures and articles on this page too.

Olivia - that is the coolest thing ever!!

Great site, Olivia. There are lions taking a siesta on as we speak. I was thinking of wearing my new hat to the office, but I am not sure my patients would approve.

There's a leopard on right now on www.wildearth.tv