Countdown to Cape Town: Itinerary

Early morning jitters, can't sleep - so I will make an attempt at the itinerary.  Leaving very early on the morning the 12th.  We arrive in Cape Town on the 13th.   There is a +7 hour difference from the east coast.

• 02/12     :   DEPART:            British Airways via London 7:30 am  arrive 11am next day
• 02/ 13-16:  Cape Town:        City bike tour, Table Mt., Robben Island, Cape of Good Hope
• 02/ 17-19:  Stellenbosch:      Wine country - biking
• 02/ 20-21:  Gordon's Bay:     Begins Garden Route
• 02/ 22-24:  Groot Brak:         RELAX
• 02/ 25-28:  Knysna:               Safari on horseback Plettenberg Game Reserve
• 03/ 01-02:  Tsitsikamma :      Kayaking, lilo, zip line
• 03/ 03-04:  St. Francis Bay    RELAX
• 03/ 05-07:  Shamwari:           Game Reserve 3 day safari
• 03/ 08     :  Pretoria:               Fly from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg, pick up new car
• 03/ 09-10:  Graskop:              Drive the Panorama Trail
• 03/ 11-12:  Krueger Park:      Pungwe Safari Eco-Camp (no electricity)
• 03/ 13     :  Zambia:               Fly from Nelspruit to Zambia
• 03/ 13-15:  Livingstone:        Victoria Falls, hiking, rhino excursion, helicopter flight
• 03/ 16     :  Botswana:           Guided drive from Zambia to Botswana
• 03/ 16-18:  Chobe Lodge:     Safari game drives, boating, fishing, village walk
• 03/ 19     :  Johannesburg:     Fly from Livingstone to Johannesburg stay at airport hotel
• 03/20      :  HOME:               Depart Johannesburg at 7:40 am arrive Logan 11 pm

So there it is.  Exhausting to look at.  However, nothing is carved in stone and plans change for one reason or another.  Hopefully, we'll get most of it in.

As I mentioned previously, a good deal of our earlier accommodations will be home stays.  My good buddy Hugh in Cape Town is our first stop.  I have been communicating with him now for the past four months or so and can't wait to meet him.  I warned him we will be exhausted.  He'll be waiting with open arms and drinks by the pool.  Ah the warmth........

PHOTOS: I will start posting photo albums as soon as I start collecting them.  There will be a link to the album on that day's post for the mobile users.  For desktops, all the photo albums will be in the left hand column of the blog as well as the post.

COMMENTS:  Please don't be shy about leaving comments.  We love to hear from folks when we are so far away for so long.

Only four days to go. Till next time.....