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Sept. 6, 2012: Thursday:  "Let the Games Begin!,...Heading Home From Africa"

     SOOOOO,...after a couple of 10 hour flights,-one from Rwanda thru Uganda to Amsterdam, & the other from Amsterdam to Detroit,-I was more than ready to be Home!  One little problem, I was still in Detroit, awaiting my flight to Dallas & home!!  I must have looked TERRIBLE,..because when I checked in for my Detroit-Dallas flight the agent said, "Sir, I'm going to do something REALLY NICE for you!"  With that she handed me a FREE upgrade ticket to 1st Class!   (Did I really look that BAD??).  I gratefully accepted the upgrade, with sincere thanks.....

     Boarded & headed for home in style in the 1st row of 1st Class.  I had to try & remember how to act,..as I NEVER fly 1st Class unless someone is giving it to my, free!  One wonderful thing,..I think all the others in First Class were business people, who were working on some type of presentations.  It IS great to be retired from that rat race!! Flight attendant served drinks, chicken salad sandwiches, fruit, chips, & a brownie,..all free.  LUV IT!!  I could get used to this First Class lifestyle,..however, it really isn't worth the extra bucks,..unless your company is paying for it!  All of us arrive at the same destination, right?

     We hit moderate turbulence about 20 minutes out from DFW,..not unusual in the Summer/Fall in Texas.  I was getting excited to see oldest daughter, Michelle, who was picking me up at the airport.  Landing was smooth, & as usual, took forever to reach the gate @ DFW.  Michelle was a welcome sight as I found her,-or she found me,-at Baggage Claim,.....I only had my carryon backpack, but @ DFW one meets his people @ Baggage Claim anyway.    Onward,....now REALLY heading home,...grateful that Michelle's kidney stone,-suffered while I was away,-had been taken care of......

     By the time I got home it was early evening,..so I just unpacked my backpack,..drank some juice & ate a quick bite,..then, went to bed for a L O  N G rest.  Didn't get up til "Noon-thirty" the next morn.   Then, I stood in my warm wonderful shower for an hour,-after having only spit baths for some 25 days!! 

     Stay tuned,....tomorrow's blog post will be a retrospective on the whole trip,....

Rogers/Banuamazi