...off on a rocky start. Day 1, Nov 24 2004, Dubai airport. Sick as a dog. 3 shirts, a jacket, and still freezing and shivering, diahreah, fever. Fun. Miserable! I feel like death! Diahreah would continue for 2 days, and the upset stomach off and on for the rest of the trip. Lter I would realize that the sickness was caused by expired malaria pills, 4 years too old. Day 2. Welcome to South Africa! Had a great afternoon and evening with Anton's family. They took me on a quick tour around town. It's like Europe here - small cars driven on the wrong side of the road. Driving the rental is fun! Dinner at the V&A Waterfront, sorta kept it down. Stayed at Anton's parents for the night. Anette was so helpful in little details. Helga, Anton's sister, was very nice. She graciously let me use her work laptop to connect to the internet and retrieve my itinerary, which I forgot. Slept well.