South Africa!

Well, I'm here in South Africa! The flights went pretty well in spite of being really long. We flew to London in an arch pattern, catching the bottom part of Greenland. I could even see huge chunks of ice floating in the water!! We left in darkness but it was only a few hours before we caught up to the time zones and it was light out. It's a good thing they have shutters on the windows! As we flew over London, I noticed a lot of "round-abouts" - like traffic circles at major intersections. I suppose that eliminates overpasses and keeps traffic flowing. London airport was a bit of a let-down - not much to do in the terminal I was in, so I tried to catch a few Zs. The flight to South Africa was about 10 or 11 hours, I can't remember. That one was long, but the food they served us was amazing! I think I'm going to like that part of being in Africa... :)

After all that traveling, it was nice to be able to have a long nap once I got here. I'm staying with a missionary couple whose ministry is taking care of missionaries traveling through to Mozambique plus buying and sending supplies that is cheaper and easier to find here. They are British-Canadians, so we have a bit in common! I'll spend tonight and tomorrow here, and fly out to Mozambique on Friday. So glad I'm here!