Time to start the Malarone

Not a whole lot to report so far in Johannesburg.  I’ve been feeling a little out of it, so I’ve been laying low in the hotel and just chilling out.  Feeling much better today, hopefully that trend will continue.

Chris is on his way now.  He’s taking quite a circuitous route to get here–DC to Boston to London, a quick 12 hour layover there, and then on to Johannesburg.  About 36 hours total travel time.  Pretty rough, but it was a frequent flier ticket.

Anyway, once he arrives, we’ll be headed for a 5 hour drive to Kapama River Lodge, which is inside a private game reserve.  Between the bush walks and game drives, hopefully we’ll get to see the Big 5 (Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Rhino and Buffalo) while we’re there.  Kapama is just on the edge of a malaria zone, so I’m being extra cautious and taking the preventative drug Malarone.  The side effects–dizziness and nightmares–are better than getting Malaria.

After Kapama, we’ll be back in Jo’burg for a week.  With the exception of one day, I’ll be working all week, but hopefully will get to see some of the city at night.

That’s about it, pretty boring so far this week…