Today it's 6 days before I get on my first flight.  I've had my vaccinations, convinced the insurance company to issue five months of drugs I take, all at one time in advance, so I can package them up in daily am & pm dosage packets then I won't have to mess with all the bottles twice a day; my suitcase is packed--I have to lose seven pounds from my suitcase for USA flights, but 15 pounds in South Africa & a few other countries which have a 20 kilo maximum suitcase weight (44 #).  I still have this site to master so family, friends, co-workers, my very patient & helpful travel agent, the folks at Hyvee pharmacy & those at the VA in Des Moines who have helped me so much--can follow me round the world.  So I'm on the countdown!

Trip map;not to scale, directions roughly accurate