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Day 5 – Busted, spooked, and busted again. Head feels like it’s full of epoxy, but after saltwater gargle, I think I can manage this. Which is a good thing because I’m going regardless. Cup of coffee and hot cup of magic Austrian pixie dust and off we go at 0530. Found a herd doing their thing...

Day 4 pics - Wildebeest, 270gr barnes from wildebeest, and Frank's tracks next to a 458 rem mag.

Day 4 – Africa wants me dead – or - Those aren’t allergies! The whitefaced buffalo made me recall the skull emblem of Frank Castle aka The Punisher. So we decided to call him Frank as it’s easier than calling him that buffalo we saw on that date at such and such a place. Chatty Cathy claims...

You are truly too kind. I'm having fun taking notes and dropping them here. There's more dead fluffy things coming when I get a min on the laptop. I am still new to most critters over here and I noticed today the Afrikaans folk named everything in a rudimentary etymology. It's in this...

Day 3 – Who hunts a buffalo in a swamp?! Hyena woke me up a 0400. They sound like an animal feeling sorry for themselves. I guess because they’re so butt ugly. Couldn’t get back to sleep so stumbled out for early coffee. Departed at standard 0530, breaking the pattern of “half hour earlier...

Thank you. Never really tried this writing stuff but with the adventure comes inspiration and it seems to go ok and a little african dust and gin helps it flow. And it makes my nose run. Trying to do some pics here of the impala scrotum gear shift knob and the dense thorns.

Day 2 - Turd Testing Tuesday Today we left 30 mins earlier. PH says we may need to do it again tomorrow. If this continues I guess we'll just stay up all night. Once again, the morning ritual must be observed. Stumble to coffee, talk through the plan, weapons and gear shakedown, regards to...

Gear minute: Tracker - plum colored "4 stable sticks" which is great because I've trained with those. Ph has a cz 550 in 458wm with PMP solids in 475 grains

Short note tonight. As The Band said in "The Weight," my bag is sinkin low and I do believe it's time. Gear wrangling - good question! At customs at CDG, you can check your weapon, ammo, and gear for up to 14 days in their arms locker. It's treated as "still in checked bag status" or...

I'll try to keep up. Got a lunch break today. I am taking notes, but Wi-Fi is only at camp and my typical priority in camp at the end of the day is a gin, a shower, a note to wifey, vittles, and bed. Now that you lot know where you are on the pecking order... ;). I will start on the hunt...

So about that trailer. While the guys were packing 50 lbs of crap into a 30 lb land cruiser, the parking lot guard came by and suggested they buy a trailer. My outfitter found that suggestion... Distasteful. Lol. Later, on the way out to the site, we saw another type of trailer.

You guys are too kind . This is my first thank you to all of the folks here that give copious amounts of knowledge and advice on the travel process. I used Gracy travel as my trip was interwoven with a few other countries for my day job and they've been great. But also the guidance on packing...

Let's hope this is a short lived gimmick by Leupold I think they're base in Oregon? Having spent 2+ years on the Southside of Portland I can attest the state gov is insane. Perhaps this is a gov required feature? Looking forward to hearing what they say.

I promise this isn't a Rick Steve's thread. I'm finally flying out of CDG tomorrow evening to JNB. Starting to get excited. But permit me one last plug for a favorite place and local food. Dropped over to Vilnius Lithuania to see some dear old friends. A great low-key old Eastern...