Sunday, June 22, 2008

Finally! an update...



hello all,
blogging to you from TEMBE elephant park here in South Africa. It's been 5 days since we left. Our trip from Charlotte to Durban. Took a total of 36 hours! we had quite a trip; starting with our team getting split up in the Charlotte hub due to some travel issues. Billy, Brad and Dawn had to take a different slight, and we all met back up in New York a few hours later. Then, we had our 18 hour flight to Durban, which didn't seem as long as it sounds like it would. Some slept, so watched movies, and we had room to spread out if we wanted; the plane wasn't quite full.
Once in Johannesburg on Wednesday, we found out a plane in Durban had slid off the runway due to the heavy rain, and the airport was packed up for some time.
So, we had a six hour layover in Durban.
We made the best of it by grabbing a bite to eat, playing some speed Uno, which if you have never done, is quite a challenge.
We were able to board our flight, alot with about 260 other delayed passengers and arrived in Durban at 1200 midnight local time.
More to come later!
We're off to a service!


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