Arrived in J’burg - out into the bush tomorrow…
We’ve arrived safe and sound in Johannesburg. Our flight from Dubai was very smooth (7hrs) and went by quickly. After leaving the heat of Dubai (temps in the 80 - 90F range), it was pleasant to get off the plane and a cool climate - it’s between 50F and 60F in the late afternoon. We’re told it will be warmer once we reach the coast where the safari is located.
We’re staying in the suburbs of Johannesburg tonight and have a mid-morning flight out to Richard Bay which is located in the heart of Zululand. From there it’s a bumpy 1 - 2 hr drive to Zulu Nyala for six nights on safari. It’s highly unlikely that we’ll have any connectivity during the safari so we might be out of touch for almost the whole week. Our hotel is the Melrose Arch - a very nice modern affair located in the burbs.
Driving from the airport was pretty interesting - most of the homes we saw were in gated communities with razor wire on the walls. I think we’re safe here with the machine gun nests at the entrance and the search light towers around the hotel… Ok, I was kidding - REALLY 
The trip is going well and we’re all in good spirits. Flying with Emirates has been a pleasure so far. Tomorrow we take a turboprop out into the bush
May 30th, 2006 at 2:28 pm
Please say who is writing these entries. I’m assuming these recent ones are Brett due to the photo equipment speak.
May 30th, 2006 at 4:12 pm
Hey Dana,
The post author should shows up under the blog entry on the home page. I also fixed the expanded pages to show the author too - as it wasn’t showing up before.
And yes… (with the exception of the pre-trip pages), these are our photos!
-B