image borrowed from an SA site...

A couple of days ago they announced the date for SSWC2012. September 29 in Spioenkop/Winterton Kwa-Zulu Natal province, South Africa. Ever since, it’s all I’ve been thinking about. I’ve always wanted to go to Africa and the September date means that it doesn’t conflict with my work committments. The guys that are running it are really dedicated to ensuring that it’s a roaring good time and will also benefit the local community.

Yeah, it’s far and it’s wicked expensive to get there, but I’ve got enough amex points to get there for free. This could actually happen. I’ve been doing some research and am a little worried about traveling solo in a country with what sounds like a crazy violent crime rate. But hopefully I’ll be able to combine efforts with some others so my dad doesn’t have to worry as much. It’s a long way off yet, who really knows what will happen but in the meantime I’ll keep researching and daydreaming about the wide open African sky, giraffes, and rhinos. Sure is better than the current reality of grey sky, cold, damp and no snow.