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Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Sep 8th, 2017, 04:35 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

This is so cool! Great to hear from you...

This is so cool! Great to hear from you Atravelynn! :-))
Tim and I are in a class of our own hee hee hee.

PS 12 years & 5 trips to East Africa later & I still carry that darn little stapler...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Feb 2nd, 2015, 07:32 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

And that mini-stapler still goes on every trip...

And that mini-stapler still goes on every trip with me, Lynn! :-)

This was too funny, I haven't been on the board for a few months and something must have told me to visit it at lunch today. I...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Jul 6th, 2008, 07:58 AM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

Sorry everyone to resurrect such an old trip...

Sorry everyone to resurrect such an old trip report, but I have just finished my album for this trip - Africa 2006 - on pbase at:

http://www.pbase.com/lyndas/africa_2006

I have arranged it into...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Apr 3rd, 2007, 05:36 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

Thankyou SO much Carole, that was so nice to read...

Thankyou SO much Carole, that was so nice to read your comment - it made my day at work SO much lighter!

I love to write, and I am glad that someone enjoyed reading it. I do keep very detailed...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Mar 17th, 2007, 09:56 AM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

Joanie- Which hotel are you at on the 27th? ...

Joanie-

Which hotel are you at on the 27th? We are at the Norfolk on our last day that day! (Hemmingway is shorter than the Stanley Wing)

You really are on the exact same one I went on - outs...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Mar 16th, 2007, 07:32 AM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

Hi Joanie- That is so cool! Are you guys on...

Hi Joanie-

That is so cool! Are you guys on the Stanley Wing? We are back with Micato on the Hemmingway (LOVED it so much we HAD to go back!)on May 16th!!

Maybe we will meet up somewhere -...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Nov 12th, 2006, 11:21 AM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

Thankyou Lynn! You are right, it is a nice...

Thankyou Lynn! You are right, it is a nice problem to have - you seem to be doing really good on colouring in those countries though! (I really do have a 'teachers' map that I colour in the...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Nov 12th, 2006, 08:30 AM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

Thanks guys, I do appreciate it! And, I will go...

Thanks guys, I do appreciate it!
And, I will go back soon, I promise!

Hasufrau - nothing is required for either TZ or Kenya (or wasn't when I went, but things do change occasionally). We already...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Nov 11th, 2006, 01:59 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

Oh oh - forgot my ending quote: ...

Oh oh - forgot my ending quote:

<b>&quot;Twenty years from now you will be more disapointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did too. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Nov 11th, 2006, 12:58 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

<b>DAY 18, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14TH, 2006 ...

<b>DAY 18, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14TH, 2006 NOWHERE IN PARTICULAR</b>
This would be a very long day for us – that dreaded travel day. Knowing this, we took our time getting ready, and barely made...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Nov 11th, 2006, 12:54 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

You guys won't believe this, but I am about to...

You guys won't believe this, but I am about to post my last days &amp; CONCLUSION!!!
:-)) :-))
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 27th, 2006, 05:33 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

Sandi - the duct tape WAS on my list - and you...

Sandi - the duct tape WAS on my list - and you are even credited with the wrapping around the pen bit!!! (see my list for Marsha about 8-10 posts up from the bottom in this thread....)

I travel...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 24th, 2006, 06:27 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

RonHB - I'm so glad to hear that you had a good...

RonHB - I'm so glad to hear that you had a good time, they really do put on a good trip! And, some really good info you posted - I never would have dreamed of that particular use for duct tape, that...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 22nd, 2006, 09:53 AM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

No problem Paul on your post! Upon...

No problem Paul on your post!

Upon thinking about it, you are probably right - even though it wasn't dangerous, that wasn't very dignified. Sometimes you get caught up in the moment though - we...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 21st, 2006, 09:15 AM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

Hi Marsha- The 'guy' version gave me a...

Hi Marsha-

The 'guy' version gave me a chuckle as this is what it consists of in our case:
-no list made or thought of
-a bit of thought beforehand, but only when I probed him by asking 'hey, do...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 18th, 2006, 07:18 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

Yes, you could be right Patty - I shouldn't have...

Yes, you could be right Patty - I shouldn't have said it quite that way! oops...

The driver slowed down and stopped when Lilly threw them out the window. At first we wondered why they would pull...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 18th, 2006, 12:35 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

Dennis - OHMIGOSH you are right! How could I...

Dennis - OHMIGOSH you are right! How could I forget that tiny stapler AND the tiny tape? They definitely came in handy to taple and staple the bubble wrap closed!
So, please, yes, consider those...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 17th, 2006, 05:59 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

Ok - here goes Marsha - this is TRULY all you...

Ok - here goes Marsha - this is TRULY all you will need on the Stanley Wing Safari:

CLOTHES
- 4 t-shirts
- 2 short sleeved shirts or blouses (to go with black pants for Mt Kenya)
- 1 long...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 15th, 2006, 05:53 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

Hi marsha- 8 x 42 sounds like they would not be...

Hi marsha-
8 x 42 sounds like they would not be compact and light, but they would have a reasonable width of field. The ones in the van were 7 x 35 as far as we can remember, which made them really...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 13th, 2006, 06:20 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

mish45- You are going to have an incredible...

mish45-
You are going to have an incredible time! Not a day goes by that we don't think of something we did, or someone we met in East Africa. It really gets in your blood, and Micato certainly...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Sep 17th, 2006, 09:45 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

Can you guys believe this - I'm almost done!!!!!

Can you guys believe this - I'm almost done!!!!!
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Sep 17th, 2006, 09:44 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

<b>DAY 15, SUNDAY, JUNE 11TH, 2006 ZANZIBAR...

<b>DAY 15, SUNDAY, JUNE 11TH, 2006 ZANZIBAR SERENA INN</b>

It was back to getting up early this morning, just like on our early game drives day! After polishing off our last Nairobi breakfast,...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Aug 31st, 2006, 12:15 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

Thanks everyone for chiming in! Deb you just...

Thanks everyone for chiming in! Deb you just cracked me up with your post - I never realized such valuable lessons were in here! :-))
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Aug 29th, 2006, 09:14 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

Thanks bat &amp; Leely for sticking it out with...

Thanks bat &amp; Leely for sticking it out with me - I don't mean to drag it out, work is making me do that.....

But I guess I have to earn the $ somehow in order to get back to Afreekah don't I?
...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Aug 29th, 2006, 03:48 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,723
Posted By LyndaS

<b>DAY 14 SATURDAY JUNE 10TH – GRAND REGENCY...

<b>DAY 14 SATURDAY JUNE 10TH – GRAND REGENCY HOTEL, NAIROBI</b>

Our last day together started with a nice leisurely breakfast, the call to order was not until 10:00, when we would leave this...
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