South Africa!

From Chrissie: We've arrived in South Africa! Our internet access is limited, and it's dial-up, so we'll just post a quick note for now, and try to load a picture later.

We were greeted at the airport in Port Elizabeth on Friday evening by our host, Bruce Damons, principal of Sapphire Road Primary School. We were treated to a braai (bbq) at the home of Marie van Rooyen, a retired teacher, along with much of the Sapphire teaching staff. We are staying in Marie's home, which she has converted into a guesthouse. It is a comfortable two-bedroom house here in Port Elizabeth, and we are grateful for both the lodgings and the warm hospitality!

We spent the weekend on "holiday" with Bruce, Marie, and Marie's friend Sylvia. We drove along the Sunshine Coast to a small resort in Sedgefield. We stopped along the way to watch nutty people bungy jumping from a very tall suspension bridge. On the return home today, we stopped at Monkeyland, a reserve for monkeys rescued from cages and zoos. Matt has announced that he'd like to be a monkey when he gets to heaven.

Tomorrow, Bruce is taking us on an insider's tour of Port Elizabeth. Then we will be in schools starting on Tuesday. We have a rental car, so pray for Chris as he has to drive on the left! No issues so far, other than turning on the windshield wipers when he wants to use his turn signal. We will be in PE for almost two weeks, and are looking forward to spending time with our new friends, and meeting even more!