The Trip Begins - Early Morning Departures

I arrived in Winnipeg after a 4:00 AM start to the day in Neepawa. If I learning nothing else during the next weeks the trip has re-inforced my hatred for early mornings. Consequently, my day started with a few taps of the snooze button, however, made it into Winnipeg in good time (considering there is virtually no traffic during a 5 AM drive to the city). I am now waiting at the airport - an activity I will experience a couple times on my trip to southern Africa. I will arrive in Johannesburg (pending any canceled or missed flights) in 47 hours (7 AM Saturday morning). The early morning and two days of travel are daunting, however, the adventure awaiting will hopefully be worth the wait (and lack of sleep).