On February 12, 2006 Indiana Senator John Waterman pulled my name out of the barrel and again FCF managed to change my life for the better. I thought the raffle prize was one of the best I have ever heard of and I bought plenty of tickets. Although I never expected to win, I knew the money was going to support FCF's conservation programs, so this made me feel more generous about losing.
The prize was six nights at Zulu Nyala, a luxury photo safari place in South Africa plus the astonishing extra of international airfare to get there. It took me what seemed like forever to make all my arrangements, yet the travel agent handling the prize was ever-so-patient.

As I mentioned, Johnny injected some welcome randomness into our game drives. One evening he drove us to the top of a remote escarpment overlooking a vast African wilderness. We sipped wine as we watched the sun set, painting the Africa before us in a range of reds and purples. It was a moments like this that reminded us that we were in a truly magical place.

That is a real cigarette pack label.