Day Before Departure

I never planned on being in a Latin American themed waterpark a four hour flight away from my departure city the day before leaving for Africa. I am in Ottawa with 25 girls and 10 mothers on choir tour and we decided to kill time before our flight by checking out the new waterpark, Calypso. Overall, choir tour was fantastic and there were many successes, but now I need to get my mind on Africa. (if you want to read about choir tour in more depth, check out my other blog: http.//medicinehatmaestro.blogspot.com )

I bought a new Canon Powershot SX20 to be sure I get some great pictures while traveling. Within 48 hours of owning my new toy, my lens cap became lost. So while I have been away, Greg saved my butt big time and managed to buy a new lens cap for me. My new lens cap even includes a string this time.

I am second guessing everything I have packed for Africa (my perpacked bag is waiting for me at home). My huge pack is nearly full and is very heavy. I don't know what to do differently, but I don't like having so much stuff. I guess I'll be prepared if nothing else.

I need to remember to make copies of my documents, both hard copy and electronic, before departure. I also need to remember to disable the various functions that consume data on my blackberry. Traveling with a phone has been against my own rules up until now, but I guess times are changing and so should I.
My mom put together first aid kits for us. It is something I didn't have the time or patience for and I think it makes her feel better about our adventure by doing it.

Hopefully I can get a good sleep tonight. Choir tour has sleep deprived me and we have two very long flights ahead of us. 24 total hours of traveling from Calgary to Lusaka, Zambia. We are staying two nights in Lusaka to recover from jet lag, become accustomed to our new surroundings, and buy bus tickets to get to Livingstone. Once in Livingstone we will be able to settle, we are staying 10 days.

Stay tuned!