I'm In Shock!!!!!!!!!

The flying was easy - the bed pods rock!!! South African Airways is sooooo superior to Air Canada- not that that would be hard!!!

We are in Cape Town SA! It is cold and pissing rain - good job I brought only summer clothes!! It is very much like Victoria in the spring when the weather is bad.

At the last minute I threw in my jeans and jean shirt - bought an animal SA t-shirt yesterday, have it on UNDER my shirt, and that may be my uniform until we get to better weather - hopefully soon!

I am having a LOT of culture shock! Like for central heating! Also at the last minute I threw in a HOT WATER BOTTLE for Africa - sounded dumb to me too, but my grandma always travelled with one. she was from Chilly England, my grandpa from Scotland, and she was smart, so I thought I'd be smart too - thank you grandma - it saved my life last night.

The guest house in Cape Town is lovely, but absolutely freezing - a small, kinda heater, no thermostat. The bathroom ceramic tile floor is heated, and last night I SERIOUSLY considered taking my blanket and pillow onto the floor to sleep!!!

The bed is too hard, and Simon, my back isn't as good as it was! I stood in the shower this morning in hot water - Meg, I see why you do that - it was finally comfortable!!!

Worst of all for me - my f***ing computer couldn't pick up the wireless at the guest house. They're not computer people and don't understand the thing!!!

We've come to a mall, hopefully to get my computer FIXED, cause we thought it must be the computer - I didn't think it was - I've travelled all over out of the country and been able to use wireless, and it wasn't me, it is their weak, weird service.

Second day on African soil and it is going to take some culture adjustment. I thought the staff in Maui businesses were slow and not clued in - this makes Maui look like Bill Gates!!!! Maui is in the fast lane - but maybe it is just us and we haven't found the smart, fast, clued in people yet.

The fabo, young smart, clued in guys at SEATTLE coffee company got me onto their wireless - but they are young and in the groove. I am sitting in a hot, small back room in a tiny coffee place with a lot of noise - nice to be hot though!!!!

Wanted to get a blog post off so that you didn't think we were faking coming. Hope my next post is a bit more positive!!

I REALLY REALLY REALLY wish Laura was along with us - she "gets me" more than even Tom, and she is so fast and quick and bright, that in these situations she makes me laugh and see the humour in disaster - I NEED HER!!!!

Meg, you may be the only one understanding my problems!!!! Ron, "Happy Ass" is not happy - bet you're sorry I can't call, huh?????

Welcome to Africa!