tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42655547939862211172024-03-13T07:40:57.656-07:00Bucket List Trip: South AfricaKathy Crowley-Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322707095575786159noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265554793986221117.post-52894667119492169412019-01-13T07:32:00.002-08:002019-01-13T07:32:28.614-08:00Cutting it short.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbk7tO8zaSSWmmAQcqn3ozgDzWxfPMYcR5V_0ewLzHoDA6eBamUkkdBGbcq3wyHzU6T6aU2Q4uqGltV3KO3hsF5teugu0iZH1aaVBCIO7tusvTxCl_DW2F_ZPsaoEMyYuym77-gYsy2Q4/s1600/20181015_092642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbk7tO8zaSSWmmAQcqn3ozgDzWxfPMYcR5V_0ewLzHoDA6eBamUkkdBGbcq3wyHzU6T6aU2Q4uqGltV3KO3hsF5teugu0iZH1aaVBCIO7tusvTxCl_DW2F_ZPsaoEMyYuym77-gYsy2Q4/s320/20181015_092642.jpg" width="320" /></a>I am sorry to tell you that instead of continuing this blog, I wrote a children's book about our trip. I will receive the proof copy this week. Once approved, I will self-publish it on Amazon.com. Once it is published, I will post the link. I hope you will buy it.<br />
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In the meantime, check out my new web site, <a href="http://logiebearadventures.com/" target="_blank">Logie Bear & Friends Adventures</a>.<br />
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Thank you for following me.Kathy Crowley-Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322707095575786159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265554793986221117.post-15342171530548928582018-09-19T08:31:00.002-07:002018-09-19T08:31:49.953-07:00Deciding to Just Go<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had planned a bucket list of travel desires with the goal of checking off one of those desires next year for my seventieth birthday. But, next year, some of my family and I will be attending the <a href="https://www.crowleyclan.com/macroom-gathering-2019/" target="_blank">Crowley Clan Gathering</a> in Macroom, Ireland. The coming Gathering will be my second. This ancestral trip will directly conflict with dates for the type of South African trip I wanted to experience, so I asked my husband, Larry, "Do you think we could go this year?" After only a short minute, he answered, "Yes!" After that decision was made, everything fell into place easily: we got seats on the October 9th trip (17 days), and we got a wonderful local house/dog sitter who was available to stay for the entire time we will be away. We are very excited.<br />
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I also decided to use this opportunity to write a childrens' book for my grandson. Our little friend, Logie Bear, will be joining us. I will write about this trip from his unique perspective. It should be a fun challenge.<br />
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But, I do plan to write a little of our own adult experiences in this new blog also. Our flight leaves very early from Logan Airport on October 9th, so we will be spending the night at a Park/Sleep/Fly Rodeway Inn three miles away the night before. Our room fee includes a free shuttle to and from the airport and we can leave our car there for the entire trip!<br />
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We have already received our preventative innoculations, and just have to get our malaria pills. We cannot drink the water there, and remembering to ask for "no ice" will be a challenge. No salads or raw food. Only fruit we can peel is allowed if we want our tummies to stay healthy.<br />
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We will fly in and out of Johannesburg for an Apartheid education in Soweto and Petoria. Then we will take a thousand-mile train ride with private car to Cape Town where we will see African penguins. We venture by bus along the south coast to a vineyard and gardens ending in Port Elizabeth where we will take a small plane to Makalali Private Game Reserve next to Kruger. There we will experience five game drives before flying back to Johannesburg and then home again.<br />
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Friends and family have warned us about the dangers in South Africa, but since we know lots of loved ones who made the trip recently, we are not concerned. Plus, I will place my "cloud of protectiveness" on every part of it, so I will remain worry-free. It should prove to be a very exciting and varied trip. Stay tuned!Kathy Crowley-Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322707095575786159noreply@blogger.com0