One week. One agonising week while I still have to go to work every day, before it’s time for take-off. I’ve been trying to snatch as many shifts as possible, but work hasn’t always been available so I haven’t saved as much money as I would have liked. I’ve met my minimum target, but it would’ve been nice to have some extra so I wouldn’t have to count every cent so carefully. I do have a credit card with me if money gets tight, but hopefully I won’t have to use it too much.
I would be lying if I said I’m fully confident that the trip will be nothing but epic. I’m used to traveling on my own so I worry that I’m going to get frustrated with following a pre-organised itinerary all the way through, and that I might get annoyed with being around the same people all the time. I also worry that we might be trodding along a very beaten path with tons of tourists around all the time, but then again it is not the busy season now and we do venture into the bush quite a lot too, unlike the package tourists who stay in hotels and are shuttled to safaris and back.
In the end, I do believe that there is no better way for me to see Africa. I’ve been dreaming about this trip for years, and it’s finally happening!
Jenni's Africa 