I like the folder idea.  I do keep lists and check them often.  Just this morning, my wife and I were talking about starting a list of things we don't want to forget.  At least half the fun of a hunt is the planning and preparation.  A great reason for booking a year in advance is all the time you have to think and dream about it. 

One of the things we're looking forward to most is our visit to the Zulu village.  Only a few of the guests who go each year are invited up to the village and we are lucky enough to be chosen.  (or maybe we have the right connections)  The tribe puts on a show for us with dancing and singing.  We are starting now to collect items to take to the children.  This just adds to our total African experience.

I'd like to harvest a plethora of animals but as a retired school teacher, funds just won't allow that.  I'm choosing carefully which animals I like best and will fit my budget..... and trophy room.  Taking the animal is only the beginning of the cost.  Dipping and shipping are substantial and if you have ever had animals mounted, you know how that can add up.  Ya see, I'm already starting to dream.  I'm sitting here thinking about which animals would look best on my trophy room wall and where I will put them.  Let the dreaming begin!!

In my original post, I mentioned that my wife and I will have been married for 47 years when we go to Africa.  That made us sound old.  WE AIN'T OLD!!!!  I don't know where all those years went, but we're still young and vibrant and active.... in lots of ways. 

I'm taking my Browning 338. I know lots of people think a 375 might be the perfect rifle for Africa, but I love my 338 and shoot it well. It dropped my kudu and zebra on the spot so I know it will do the job.

I'll take tons of pictures and my wife will take even more. I generally write up my hunts as stories, so I'm sure I'll be posting when I get home.