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... Today, we are herded like animals into larger and larger aircraft some of which are appropriately named…a-i-r-b-u-s. Airlines give lip service to the comfort of their passengers but they stopped caring about customer service years ago.
Service will continue to worsen as airlines pressure Boeing ...
We Are on Our Way
D-Day Is Here
January 19th has arrived. Beth and I say goodbye to our frantic looking Pomeranians, Baby and Syd. They know this is not our usual 2 hours trip to the gym. Our suitcases give us away. We are leaving them. Baby acts as if she's ready to promise to behave for life…if we agree to stay.
As instructed, we arrive 2 hours early at Pensacola Airport. Thanks to a fantastic Delta gate agent and some top notch ...
Preparing for the Great Adventure
... to her how Africa insinuates itself into one's being. The feeling is difficult to explain. The sensation is primal. Africa is where it began for man. We first walked on two legs in Africa. We first learned to use tools there. I have felt the irresistible pull of Africa many times before but I wanted to feel it again. And, I wanted Beth to share that experience in the incomparable settings of Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Maasai Mara.
I knew from ...
Gulf Island National Shores, Pensacola Beach
... frais pour célébrer l’arrivée à bon port après autant de route. Je trouve que
le C******nay, un peu sucré, va très bien avec l’air salé de la mer, salée, hi
hi…
La route passe par Pensacola, nous
décidons de nous arrêter. Nous avions lu que c’est une bonne destination de
voile, mais nous n’étions jamais allés, car en décembre ce n’est pas assez chaud
pour la plage.
Beau ...
Florida at last!
... Museum where Andrew and Lachlan got their fill of jet fighters. Lots and lots of planes and helicopters. There was even an air force one helicopter used by Nixon. But the highlight for me was actually the plane used by Bush when they flew him out for the big Mission Accomplished press event after the gulf war "ended". So we will hang out here for a few more days and then start heading home and westwards. Woo hoo. Homeward ...


