Off to Africa!

I'm all packed. I think all the projects and necessary items are taken care of. Now to get a little sleep in my own bed before we catch a 6:30 Am flight from PDX to JFK. Then a 16+ our flight to Cape Town, South Africa by way of Dakar, Senegal. I hear we won't be able to get off the plane in Dakar, even with about a 2 hour layover for refueling. Then it's two weeks in Namibia and South Africa. In Windhoek, Namibia we'll stay and travel with Tim & Venessa and girls. Tim's over there doing research. So we're taking advantage of the opportunity. Internet access will be spotty, especially since I'm not taking a computer. Will post stuff as able. Otherwise, wait for all the pictures when we're back.

Home (for a little while)

We had an uneventful flight from Dallas to Portland. I like uneventful flights. 

On Wednesday we explored on our own. In Dallas we visited the Sixth Floor Museum, the site of the Kennedy assassination. Very interesting, informative, and emotional.  We then went over to Fort Worth to visit the Stockyards and see the twice daily Longhorn Cattle drive through town. Had lunch at Cattlemen's. Must have a good steak when you at the Stockyards (even if they're not active anymore). Next we visited downtown Fort Worth, called Sundance Square, with it's mixture of old and new. We finished the day with the Sernetts at a good local restaurant and had a rack of ribs. All the Texas food in one day!

At home, we're finishing preparations to go to Africa next Thursday.

Continuing Texas

San Antonio was again interesting. The Alamo, The Riverwalk, The Mercato. Then we drove up through the Hill Country and visited four wineries, Sister Creek, Becker, Grape Creek, and Texas Hills. Surprisingly good wines. We are now staying with our friends, the Sernetts, in Aubrey, north of Dallas. Toured the Horse Country today. Tomorrow we'll head into Dallas and Fort Worth to see the sites.