Safe and sound (and exhausted) in Johannesburg

We have arrived!!  Our flight from Atlanta boarded on time, but then we had to wait about an hour before we actually took off.  About 2 or 3 hours in, Kevin and I complained to each other about sore butts.  We had a long way to go!  We did experience quite a bit of turbulence on that flight, enough to make me feel queasy for at least half of it.  No worries, I didn't actually get sick.  We were both able to sleep some.  I believe I slept for 4-5 hours at once.  Kevin slept about the same, but not all at once.  We caught up on our movies :)

We arrived in Johannesburg at about 5:20PM Joburg time.  Let me tell you, I was happy to be done flying!  That is a LONG flight!  Going through immigration went smoothly and our luggage was waiting for us after that.  We came out into the main area of the airport and Bev and Beth were waiting for us.  So nice to finally meet them!!  Beth helped Kevin get our car and Bev rode back with us to our guest house (thank you Bev!!!).  Kevin did well with driving on the wrong side of the car and the wrong side of the road in the dark :)  Stefen who manages our guest house showed us around and was so very kind.  Our guest house is lovely and located on a river and it sounds like the peaceful country outside.  A few pictures are attached below.  Another great bonus - Stefen has two dogs that remind us of Penel and Wiley!  One is a jack russell, but slightly stockier than Penel.  The other is a mix of jack russell and a couple other breeds.  Although he is white and black, he is spunky and has a curly tail like Wiley.  We feel at home here :)

Bev waited for us to freshen up, then we met Beth for dinner at Luigi's Pizza around the corner from our guest house.  We had some great conversation about "N" and their relationships with him.  They had an awards ceremony at his school last night and he received several awards for reading, math, speech, soccer, and art!  Way to go "N"!!!  Dinner was excellent!!  Bev and Beth then lead us back to our guest house to turn in for the night.  We've been unpacking our things and trying to get settled.

Day one in Johannesburg is a success!!

Here are a few pictures:

This is our guest house 

This is a common outdoor seating area at the guest house

Well, its after 11PM and we are exhausted.  We will post more pictures tomorrow when we can take them in the daylight.  Goodnight!!

Laura and Kevin