Thank you all for the warm welcome. It's great to be able to converse with such a great group. We certainly look forward to the planning stage - once the airline project is finalized....!

Suzanne: We live in Santa Clarita. (North of LA.)
I love your official title, "female California Pipster" ! ..We're counting on you bringing your alter ego on this trip too! The posts and pictures on PIP certainly prove that this is a high energy group! We will rest up so we can keep up!

Marcie, I wear a shoe size 8 so, like the wicked stepsisters, there's no way I can fit/fill your shoes!

Anne & Gary, we are on our way, as we speak, to our local California wine shop to buy an official bottle of ROAR. Has to be interesting with a name like that! By the way, are you investigating a bicycling adventure?

Leslie, yes, we've submerged ourselves into the dreaded "airline" project. We were in the Bahamas when we had to start the "calling routine". At $3.00 a minute, it wasn't fun. Now, being home, I feel like we've been talking to the same guy who is in the TV commercial who keeps saying, "no, no, no, No, No, NO!!" to everything!Mercy!! I 'THINK' we have a schedule firm now but every now and then my husband will suggest a change in the route......ha. Fat chance there. Your Namibia idea sounds so fascinating. Hope you can get it figured out.

Suzie, yes, we will be more than ready after 10 months to "rumble in the jungle"! That is, depending upon whether we suffer through a 36 hour or a 16 hour flight ordeal !! Ah, the benefits for those living on the East coast....

Peggy, from Ft. Worth? I've relatives in Keller, close by. (I'm from Dallas originally.) And, thank you - that's a good idea to wait with all my questions also - I need to get educated here so will keep reading the back posts. So much good information!

Thanks again to you all. Now, back to the phones! Gotten get one more leg booked. :(
michele