We are here!

We are here, we are here, we are here!  We will spare you all the fun of traveling halfway around the world this time but if you want some idea of what it is like you can read last year's post from our first South Africa trip here.  We will tell you however that a brief unexplained energy shut down at the Oliver Thambo International Airport in Johannesburg was a little added bonus that spiced up our day.   

This year, instead of traveling via Durbin, we flew further south down to the coastal town of East London deep in the heart of the Eastern Cape.  Here in the southernmost part of Africa, winter is turning into spring and the weather is not typically what you would think of when you think of Africa.  It is overcast, mid 60s and it is blowing wind consistently of over 35 kph.  The weather should clear tomorrow and we are very happy about that.  After getting a good nights sleep we will go about our business of procuring goods and materials for the schools of Coffee Bay.  

The first order of business is meeting up with a contact  of one of our new friends at the South African Embassy.  We will tell you more about all of them tomorrow.  As for now, thanks for all your help.  Please spread the word and forward this blog to everyone you know.