Less than 40 days to go and the nerves are starting to set in. The hardest part of this trip is going to be leaving behind our Scooter cat. He has been absolutely fantastic lately; we figure that he's sucking up to us in hopes that we won't leave him behind. Don't worry, Scooter will living with in Sudbury with Jonathan and Kate, M's cousin, so he will be in good hands. Nonetheless, Scooter is being affectionate like never before. We are loving it, but it is...

We're one step closer to blowing this Popsicle stand. Last night we got poked in the arm and now have yellow fever coursing through our veins (cost = $125 each). Then we got our prescription for malaria pills (cost = $250 each). Then we bought our trip insurance (cost = $1142 total). The bills are starting! I could write some cheesy thing about the beauty of the trip being priceless, but I'll resist the temptation... So, now we're putting the final touches o...

Yes, it's true. The hair is gone. I had 12 inches to donate to make wigs for kids who have cancer! It means that there are very few inches left on my head :) Photos to come. In more exciting news, we've booked campsites for Kruger National Park in South Africa. And I also booked a HOT-AIR BALLOON SAFARI!! Well, we're awaiting confirmation, but availability shouldn't be an issue. Check out the official Kruger website: http://www.sanparks.org/parks/kru...

There's only 54 days before we leave for Lesotho (only 24 more days of work for me!). We still don't have our tickets bought but that should be taken care of any day now. Of course, I have been saying that for about 2 weeks now. Honestly, by the end of the week. I have two presentations to make for Help Lesotho for colleagues at work. One for the Scouts in Gatineau and one for St. Matt's HS in Orléans. Hopefully I do well because I'm hoping to build a pa...

I just wanted to have a place to put our itinerary, in case anyone is wondering where we'll be visiting! Keep in mind that we're sort of flying by the seat of our pants, but this is a general outline of the dates and places. April 1-August 1 Lesotho Aug 2-6 Kruger Park (South Africa) Aug 9-17 Namibia Aug 18-Sept 2 South Africa/Swaziland Sept 3-Oct 16 Italy, Austria, Germany Oct 16-Nov 3 Russia (T...