TXdawg
AH member
Hello All, new member from Texas and posting for the first time. Sitting here in Doha with ample time on my hands and thought it seemed like a great time to send my first post. I embarked on my very first safari yesterday and wanted to take a minute to thank the many of you that have posted such great and generous advice for those that come after you.
My adventure started off somewhat mundane, except for the excitement of finally realizing a dream that I’ve had since I was kid of 9 or 10 yrs old!!! No problems at check-in, flight left on time. Around 30mins mins after takeoff, pilots diverted the flight to New York for a medical energy with one of the crew. Ultimately, crew member ended up recovering nicely, which was great news! While on the ground in New York, a mechanical gremlin popped up. Better at that moment vs. 35,000 ft., 1/2 way across the Atlantic! Flight was delayed about 5hrs, which resulted in a missed connection to Windhoek, and thus ample time for this post (now have 17hr layover). Instead of an easy (relatively) one-stop 28hour flight to Windhoek, I end up with a 51hour, 3 leg, 3 carrier flight that arrives in Windhoek 2hrs after my scheduled Sunday morning flight to Katima (gateway to Caprivi). In case anyone is wondering, the next flight to Katima is….Monday?, nope!…Tuesday? negative…Wednesday?….bingo! So, in the spirit of “it’s going to take a hell of a lot more than this” to discourage me, I’ll pursue plains game east of Windhoek for a few days, then head North for buff later in the week.
Lessons learned so far? 1. Sometimes the adventure starts a lot earlier in the trip than we expect! 2) At times the entire world is a little TIA!! and 3) these slight inconveniences only deepen the experience and memories- the best of which is yet to come!
Thanks again to all that unknowingly contributed to my long-dreamed adventure. Stay safe and travel well!
My adventure started off somewhat mundane, except for the excitement of finally realizing a dream that I’ve had since I was kid of 9 or 10 yrs old!!! No problems at check-in, flight left on time. Around 30mins mins after takeoff, pilots diverted the flight to New York for a medical energy with one of the crew. Ultimately, crew member ended up recovering nicely, which was great news! While on the ground in New York, a mechanical gremlin popped up. Better at that moment vs. 35,000 ft., 1/2 way across the Atlantic! Flight was delayed about 5hrs, which resulted in a missed connection to Windhoek, and thus ample time for this post (now have 17hr layover). Instead of an easy (relatively) one-stop 28hour flight to Windhoek, I end up with a 51hour, 3 leg, 3 carrier flight that arrives in Windhoek 2hrs after my scheduled Sunday morning flight to Katima (gateway to Caprivi). In case anyone is wondering, the next flight to Katima is….Monday?, nope!…Tuesday? negative…Wednesday?….bingo! So, in the spirit of “it’s going to take a hell of a lot more than this” to discourage me, I’ll pursue plains game east of Windhoek for a few days, then head North for buff later in the week.
Lessons learned so far? 1. Sometimes the adventure starts a lot earlier in the trip than we expect! 2) At times the entire world is a little TIA!! and 3) these slight inconveniences only deepen the experience and memories- the best of which is yet to come!
Thanks again to all that unknowingly contributed to my long-dreamed adventure. Stay safe and travel well!
