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On Friday, March 22, 2013 10:34:50 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Fri, 22 Mar 2013 06:25:14 -0700, "Califbill"

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How about you people? Took a couple boat trips on my latest vacation.
Best
trips were the Chobe River game viewing from Chobe Safari lodge
http://www.chobesafarilodge.com/ . Evening and morning trips. Saw lots
of
Hippos, elephants, and a pride of lions, as well as Nile Crocs and
baboons.


Nothing that exotic but we got out Tuesday and we are going out
tonight. Just a little cruise down the river

Same here, got out last Sunday, but this weekend will be cool and rainy.

Very cool vacation, but I could never get my wife on a plane for that long
of a flight.


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My wife used sleeping pills. Going we spent the night at Dulles and then
the 8500 mile trip with a stop in Dakar for an hour. Coming home was about
40 hours in airports and airplanes. Travel agent routing sucked. Cape town
to Johannesburg to Dakar to Washington DC to LAX to Oakland. And then 45
minutes filling out lost luggage claim. Did not make the plane in LAX,
delivered next day. 2 to 6 hour layovers along the way. About 12,000 miles
flying. Looking at the map, I would do it different if I went back. SFO to
GRU, then a few days then GRU to Jo'burg. Same return timing. Then you
only have an 8-10 hour flight with a nice break in the middle.

On 3/23/13 11:05 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:23:54 -0700, "Califbill"
wrote:

And then 45
minutes filling out lost luggage claim. Did not make the plane in LAX,

It is interesting that your bags made it half way around the world
without a hitch and got lost right down the road from you.

Great trip but I, also, would have trouble being on a plane that long.


In our first trip to Hawaii, before 9/11, we flew on a one stop from DC
to Minneapolis to Honolulu, and the only aspect that made it tolerable
was that we could walk around the plane and "gather" and stand around at
the rear of the cabin with the cabin attendants and talk with everyone.
We brought our own snacks and drinks and nobody gave a damn about it.
Hell, I brought a soft-sided cooler aboard.It was a pretty jolly flight.
Our second trip was a couple of years ago, and the flight was grim,
grim, grim because of the changes brought about by 9-11.

If we go again, it'll be with a stopover on the Left Coast, a night in a
hotel, and continuation the next day.

On 3/23/2013 11:12 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 3/23/13 11:05 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:23:54 -0700, "Califbill"
wrote:

And then 45
minutes filling out lost luggage claim. Did not make the plane in LAX,

It is interesting that your bags made it half way around the world
without a hitch and got lost right down the road from you.

Great trip but I, also, would have trouble being on a plane that long.


In our first trip to Hawaii, before 9/11, we flew on a one stop from DC
to Minneapolis to Honolulu, and the only aspect that made it tolerable
was that we could walk around the plane and "gather" and stand around at
the rear of the cabin with the cabin attendants and talk with everyone.
We brought our own snacks and drinks and nobody gave a damn about it.
Hell, I brought a soft-sided cooler aboard.It was a pretty jolly flight.
Our second trip was a couple of years ago, and the flight was grim,
grim, grim because of the changes brought about by 9-11.

If we go again, it'll be with a stopover on the Left Coast, a night in a
hotel, and continuation the next day.

Most people have sense enough to do that. Actually stopping over a few
nights in SF might even be better.

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says...

On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:50:25 -0400, Meyer wrote:

Most people have sense enough to do that. Actually stopping over a few
nights in SF might even be better.

Not a horrible idea. Come in late, do a next day hike in the Muir
woods and get out early the next day

Muir woods is okay, overly trampled by massive amounts of people, but
okay.

On 3/24/13 8:57 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:50:25 -0400, Meyer wrote:

Most people have sense enough to do that. Actually stopping over a few
nights in SF might even be better.

Not a horrible idea. Come in late, do a next day hike in the Muir
woods and get out early the next day

Muir woods is okay, overly trampled by massive amounts of people, but
okay.


There's no shortage of cool stuff to do for a day (or longer) in the San
Francisco area. Point Reyes National Seashore usually is uncrowded and
well worth the visit.

On Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:07:44 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 3/24/13 8:57 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:50:25 -0400, Meyer wrote:

Most people have sense enough to do that. Actually stopping over a few
nights in SF might even be better.

Not a horrible idea. Come in late, do a next day hike in the Muir
woods and get out early the next day

Muir woods is okay, overly trampled by massive amounts of people, but
okay.


There's no shortage of cool stuff to do for a day (or longer) in the San
Francisco area. Point Reyes National Seashore usually is uncrowded and
well worth the visit.

Just watching the gays and transsexuals could probably be a day's fun for some folks.


Salmonbait

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In article ,
says...

On Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:07:44 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 3/24/13 8:57 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:50:25 -0400, Meyer wrote:

Most people have sense enough to do that. Actually stopping over a few
nights in SF might even be better.

Not a horrible idea. Come in late, do a next day hike in the Muir
woods and get out early the next day

Muir woods is okay, overly trampled by massive amounts of people, but
okay.


There's no shortage of cool stuff to do for a day (or longer) in the San
Francisco area. Point Reyes National Seashore usually is uncrowded and
well worth the visit.

Just watching the gays and transsexuals could probably be a day's fun for some folks.


Salmonbait

And the resident bigot pipes in....

In article ,
says...

On 3/24/13 8:57 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:50:25 -0400, Meyer wrote:

Most people have sense enough to do that. Actually stopping over a few
nights in SF might even be better.

Not a horrible idea. Come in late, do a next day hike in the Muir
woods and get out early the next day

Muir woods is okay, overly trampled by massive amounts of people, but
okay.


There's no shortage of cool stuff to do for a day (or longer) in the San
Francisco area. Point Reyes National Seashore usually is uncrowded and
well worth the visit.

Yeah, it's usually uncrowded because it's cold, windy and rainy!! Taking
a ride up to the Fort Bragg area is nice, as is taking a drive along the
coast toward Carmel.

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On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:50:25 -0400, Meyer wrote:

Most people have sense enough to do that. Actually stopping over a few
nights in SF might even be better.

Not a horrible idea. Come in late, do a next day hike in the Muir
woods and get out early the next day

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Heck give me a call, stay a couple nights, introduce you to my retired IBM
Regional Specialist, and see a little of carmel and SF.

On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:12:00 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 3/23/13 11:05 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:23:54 -0700, "Califbill"
wrote:

And then 45
minutes filling out lost luggage claim. Did not make the plane in LAX,

It is interesting that your bags made it half way around the world
without a hitch and got lost right down the road from you.

Great trip but I, also, would have trouble being on a plane that long.


In our first trip to Hawaii, before 9/11, we flew on a one stop from DC
to Minneapolis to Honolulu, and the only aspect that made it tolerable
was that we could walk around the plane and "gather" and stand around at
the rear of the cabin with the cabin attendants and talk with everyone.
We brought our own snacks and drinks and nobody gave a damn about it.
Hell, I brought a soft-sided cooler aboard.It was a pretty jolly flight.
Our second trip was a couple of years ago, and the flight was grim,
grim, grim because of the changes brought about by 9-11.

Damn Christians!

Oh, wait, it was *Muslim* terrorists, wasn't it?


Salmonbait

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