2016: Game On

January 1, 2016, I woke up sore from dancing the night away with Abby and the rest of th crew.  A quick breakfast at the Radisson Blue and it was off to the Cape Town Airport.  The 10 of us cruised through security and by 11:45 we were on British Airways flight to Port Elizabeth.

We took a 4.5 minute shuttle ride form the main terminal to our charter flight.  Rod the Bod complained a little bit about our timing and our bags but packed us up and flew us 30 minutes north to the Addo Elephant Safari and lodge.  When we landed we were greeted by Zebra and Impala.  Rod the Bod dropped the the first half off, turned and burned for the rest.  

Addo elephant safari and lodges had nice cabins for us all.  We dropped our gear and had time to relax in the lodge with some ice cold Castle Lite beers.  Unfortunately, TB and SA took down 92.4% of the cold beer at the lodge.  The Austrian family that showed took down the rest.

We also discovered that we shared the lodge with a couple from Missoula and their two children.  The world is crazy small sometimes.  Pictures are limited today given the travel.

Dinner, Beer, Bed.  Elephant back safari in the AM.

The Mayor arriving in Port Elizabeth

Port Elizabeth harbor from our chater plane.  Rod the Bod and Jesus are my co-pilots.

Girls chilling at the lodge

Putting the elephants to bed.  3 guess who is up with the elephant manager in the elephant's shadows.  Katie and Abby

This was the first volunteer to touch the elephant trunk.

#firstsupriseof2016

Abby getting in some trunk time

Cheech and Chong 

Enlarge this to see where these two are looking.  Priceless

It is almost illegal in SA to be this good looking!!  #letsgetmorewine