Countdown to a Letdown?

15 days to go but are we actually going? Hopefully.

Mom and I have already discussed our plans and still have no problem venturing forth. I visited Marylyn, our excellent travel agent, on Friday to pick up our tickets and final itinerary . She still says that the clients they have in Kenya are saying it isn't that bad. But if things there continue to deteriorate the Tour Operators might cancel for safety reasons. If that happens, I suppose I will have to defer to their superior on-the-ground wisdom.

Another possiblity is that too many other people who have booked the tour will freak out and cancel. Apparently, cancellation insurance will cover cancellations if there has been a travel advisory issued for the destination country (in this case, Kenya). But people can't cancel until 10 days before their departure date. So if people are going to cancel, they have to wait until the end of this week or early next week. Which means we won't know if the tour is still on until the end of the month. That's 10 days!! Let's hope the others realize adventure travel might actually contain some real adventure without bailing.

Marylyn covered all bases and advised me that we should have enough food & water and other essentials to last for 24 hours in case a coup happens while we are in the air and we are trapped in the airport. I said it would be cool to be in a coup so I would have a good story to tell. I think that was the moment that Marylyn realized she was dealing with an idiot. Then she printed up the Canadian embassy's address and mapped out an escape route. Apparently we need to get to South Africa. Most other flights from Africa route through Nairobi. Not good during a violent overthrow. Ok, she was being a bit mother henny. We even called the health insurance folks to see if our medical coverage will cover bullet wounds due to 'civil unrest' (no), broken leg running from 'civil unrest' (maybe) or lion attack (yes, as long as the lion isn't involved in the 'civil unrest').

I bought my Tilly Hat though. So really, that has to mean we are good to go. Cross your fingers.