The first blog of my African adventure is taking place at London Heathrow. I flew from Dallas to Chicago (flight was late, of course) and barely made my connection to London. I am carrying a god-awful backpack that must weigh 300 lbs, at least it feels like it! I am also pulling a small suitcase behind me. It seems crazy I know, but the main issue is my camera equipment. I am travelling across the planet to Mozambique where I will research, watch, and cavort with whale sharks and manta rays...I must have my camera equipment! Checking my cameras, strobes, chargers, mounts, and computer seems risky to me, from Dallas to Chicago to London to Johannesburg to Inhambane, Mozambique. A lot could go wrong in that distance, and there will be no camera stores in Tofo, ... read more