Tuesday, November 22, 2005

All Set!

We received confirmation today from ATR that all our payments have been made. We're on our way to Africa, goshdarnit anyways!

Our confirmation paperwork provides a bunch of good reading for preparation for the trip, including who to call when things go awry. (Good thing we're bringing a sat phone with us.) Anyway, the guys at ATR aren't afraid to have a little fun in their writing. For example, when describing overzealous guides who are working for a good tip, ATR says:

"Please ask your driver/guide not to approach animals too closely, especially when they are relaxing or mating (the animals, not the driver/guides)."


And this little ditty sounds like good advice for how to deal with Kong when he's eating:

"You should never make it necessary for an animal to change its course and certainly never cause it enough distress to make it growl, roar, trumpet or shit itself."

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