Change in Itinerary

Our trip has been changed. We will no longer enter the Mediterranean Sea, going to Italy, Turkey, and Egypt. We will not go through the Suez Canal or into the Gulf of Aden. I will be renaming my blog! Now we are going to Morocco, Namibia, South Africa, and Mauritius. Instead of calling my blog 8 Seas, 3 Oceans, 2 Canals, I will rename it 4 Continents, 3 Oceans, 3 Seas, and 2 Hemispheres. We will get to see the Southern Sky which has always been one of my dreams. We are sad, however, that we will not see my Turkish sister Leyla and her husband Sener.

Getting Ready

Les and I are sporting orange bracelets which read "Remember Oral Typhoid Vaccine."  We each had two shots in each arm this week, and our passports with visa stamps have arrived.  We are finding out that there is an enormous amount of preparation involved for a 3.5 month trip around the world! I am calling the blog 8 Seas, 3 Oceans, 2 Canals.