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I packed yesterday morning, trying to avoid the all night packing sessions before my previous big trips to Nepal and New Zealand. But after finding I had 65 pounds of stuff, and remembering how annoying it was to lug that much stuff around New Zealand, I decided to unpack again to see if I could lighten things. Instead, I ended up adding a couple pounds. I was somewhat concerned about a flight on Air Tanzania I would take from Kampala to Kilimanjaro, which had a 20 kg baggage limit, but I would just have to see about that when the time came.
I went into the university briefly for a last meeting with Benny, the boss, who wasn't really expecting me to show up. Then I went home and called a cab, and sent a quick fax to Jumbo Tours in Kampala, who was arranging my Uganda visit, to remind them I was coming. I reheated a pork and yam curry for a quick meal before the cab came to pick me up at 5:00, a bit early. The flight to Memphis left on-time at 7:00. The Memphis airport is small, and a pleasant place to change planes. I had less than an hour to wait. I looked through my Rough Guide to Amsterdam to see what I could do during my 12 hours there tomorrow. The OJ Simpson verdict was announced on TV. It sounded like he was guilty, but I wasn't paying much attention.
The KLM flight to Amsterdam left at about 9:30. The plane was only part full, so I moved to a window seat in an empty row, where I could stretch out. Dinner was served around 11. I had canoli with a bland white wine. Having three seats gave me plenty of room to sleep.
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