I'm off to Africa on Thursday!!! I will not have any internet access as I will be hanging with the animals in the Masi Mara (Kenya) and gorillas in the Congo (while avoiding the guerillas).

I have asked my fellow officers to post some runs for y'all while I am gone. I should be back in action August 22nd.

I'm gonna miss you guys!!

Take lots of pictures to post when you come back.

We're gonna miss you too! Have a blast; I've always wanted to take a trip like that, but it just doesn't seem to be happening...

Have fun Sapph! Bring me back a zebra :D

Bye :(

Be sure to get all your shots before going and bring bottled water! I had a boss that went to the Congo last month and got sick there.

WOW! Have fun and stay safe, remember slow living things in Africa are called food.

Monroe: That region of the Congo's uninhabited.
Dr. Karen Ross: Well, something inhabits it.
Dr. Peter Elliot: What exactly did you see on that tape?
Dr. Karen Ross: A camp destroyed. People dead. A grey gorilla...
Dr. Peter Elliot: There's no such thing as a grey gorilla.
Dr. Karen Ross: Well, I saw one.
Dr. Peter Elliot: It's hard to believe at this late date...
Monroe: Why are you going in there?
Dr. Karen Ross: Two men are unaccounted for: Geoffrey Weams, and Charles Travis, my fiance... My FORMER fiance.
Monroe: Your former?
Dr. Peter Elliot: Well, we better get to him then.

Bring me back a talking monkey!!

Thank for ruining my DAY, TORRIN.

Have a great trip, Sapph! We'll keep Fox warm for ya! ;)

I got my shots, took my meds and packed my pillow. All the necessities of life in one back-pack... it's quite amazing, really.

And I am outta here!! BYE ALL... I WILL MISS YOU!

Hi all! Just checking in and trying to catch up on the forums... a lot can happen in 10 days! :p

What an awesome experience I have had here!! Words can't even describe some of it so I will post pics once I get back home!

Cool, looking forward to seeing them! Glad to hear you're doing well -- we miss ya!

Here's some pics!

Gorillas in the jungle! Trekked for over an hour in the Congo to find these guys. Look how close I got!!

That is so awesome. I want to go!!!

You totally just went to the Kenyan tourism website and downloaded those pictures!

But really, you got me researching my own trip to Africa. Its something I'd like to do in the spirit of 'adventure'. I'd like to go see the REAL Ungoro crater (Ngorongoro) in Tanzania.

She has video too... I'll help her youtube some of it. You have no idea how close she was to those gorillas!

Wow. I'm extremely jealous.

Bren is right, those pics look so professional! Nice job Sapph!

... and welcome back! we missed you! (Glad they didn't eat you)

Yay Sapph! Looks great!

I read that as "yay! sapph looks great"! And I thought to myself "Wow, Lux is feeling particularly mean this morning".

yes, the one of you in the tall grass is hawt! welcome back, sapphy. glad you're back and with all of your appendages.

I will try to post more pics tonight... I took about 200!

WOW, Saph, those are really awesome.