I met up with Katie, Robert, Teddy and Isaiah.   They were delayed the whole way.   They got to the gate just in time to get in line for boarding.   The kids were so good on the plane.   I couldn’t believe how quiet they were for the whole trip.   They are darling children.  We had a really interesting last hour and a half of the flight.  A guy got sick on the plane and couldn’t make it to the bathroom and ended up wretching on the floor right behind our seats.  Katie is about 15 weeks pregnant.  Sounds and smells could make her go at any moment.   I was so happy we put her away from everything against the window.   There was a reason!   The poor guy finally was able to get off the floor with his barf bag in hand, and thankfully our damage was minor.    About 20 min later, in fact about every 20 minutes he began his ritual again sitting a few rows up, fasten seat belt sign on, and that was the only sound to be heard in the plane.  I really felt sorry for the guy next to him.   I’ve been in that very position before trapped against the window.   It is always a horrible situation when someone gets sick mid-air, even worse to hear and smell a grown man with no volume control, puke.   YUK.   Thankfully I have an iron stomach.

We arrived and bought our visas through the visa line at customs with no issue.  My driver Jack and my other driver Godfrey’s wife Tina were there smiling and hugging and welcoming me to Africa.  Godfrey took a family on a Safari this week and won’t be back for a few days.

Tina is also pregnant and due in November.   She is so tiny and cute!  We drove to the guest house where I was greeted by the manager,  He showed me to my room, and I was surprised to know there were three beds in there. I have my own toilet and shower (self contained) this house services missionaries and NGO workers going out to field and is a home base for those.    There is a Continental breakfast at 7:00am every morning.  Winnie is the darling cook there and she is so sweet and helpful.    There are people here from Germany, Switzerland, Australia, UK and US that I’ve met so far.   There is one adoptive parent staying here with his little 5 year old daughter, and hopefully they will be leaving on Tuesday after their visa interview.   I met another adoptive dad with his two daughters as well tonight, he may also be going home next week. They are staying up the road at the Shalom Guest House, which is also owned by Fields of Life.