We are in South Africa

 31 January 2009 –   It was overcast and hot when we got to Durban. We were told it would have been much hotter if the sky had been clear. I am rather hoping for overcast for the next 18 months….<g>

Just a short note to let everyone who may be looking at this blog that after a 40 plus hour journey we have made it safely to Durban. Along the way we met a couple who were in the same ward in Centerville with our good missionary friends the Taylors, a young man on his way to Arizona, a couple from Bristol who were traveling to South Africa for a holiday, and a young father who was traveling to Durban to visit his family. In all cases we were able to give them a pass-along card and in the case of the young man we got his contact information so the missionaries in Johannesburg can visit them.

We were met in Durban by Sister Mann who took us to a lovely bed and breakfast owned by a member couple. We had hot baths and naps and are almost back to feeling human.

We thought we did not have the right plug to get power to our computer but through a tender mercy of the Lord we just happen to bring the exact two adapters that that we needed. Neither of us realized we had done this and were very surprised that it worked.

We are now going to read some literature that we received from sister Mann and try to go to sleep.



2 thoughts on “We are in South Africa

  1. Kristy

    Hi Bill & Mary,
    I’m glad to see that you made it safely to your destination. I have been thinking of you often over the past 30+ hours since we saw you at O’Hare. I hope you get lots of sleep and rest in the next couple days as you adjust to your new home country! We were so glad we could see you one last time before the 18 month hiatus. Love you!

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  2. Bill Post author

    Hi Kristy – Thanks for the comment and your love. We have had two pretty well laid-back days since we got here and it has given us a chance to catch up on our sleep.

    I have a number of pictures from the airport that I will send you. I can not believe we did not get any of Olivia running around. But she moved so fast they would probably have turned out blurry.

    Tell the two girls we love them.

    Bill

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