Sunday, January 18, 2009

Yes! We're going to Namibia! Woo hoo! The plan is to spend the first two weeks working on a cheetah project for Earthwatch and then a third week exploring Namibia! Suggestions welcome!

Links:
Earthwatch: www.earthwatch.org
Cheetah project: http://www.earthwatch.org/exped/marker.html
NY Times article on Namibia: http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/travel/24namibia.html

Getting ready for cheetahs!

Checklist:
* shots? yes and ouch!
* $500 rabies shot - have to think about that
* long pants, long sleeved shirts and hats guaranteed to leave us as pale as when we left Seattle? hmm....ok
* Lonely Planet Namibia? yep!!
* lots of Earthwatch forms completed and faxed? uh huh!
* flights with only one stop from Seattle to Windhoek? unbelievably yes!

woo hoo!! ready to go!!!