Saturday
Dear Elsie
I missed speaking to you today. Julian and I flew west, first to Walvis Bay and then north west to Saint Helena Island and we got here safe and sound! Teddy was along with the ride.
The plane trip was uneventful. There was almost no turbulence and everything went off as planned.
We followed ourselves on radar. Thanks Mike!
Landing at St. Helena Island was an incredible experience. I have struggled to get photos from my cell phone to the little laptop I am using, but hopefully these will give you an idea of the rugged terrain.
When I get home, I’ll post a video. The internet challenges here are second to none. It’s 10 British pounds for 150megs, so we are using it very sparingly and I don’t even know if I can get this one up. I have to use my cell phone as a hot spot, so may go through the 150 megs in one sitting!
Perhaps what I’ll do is save the photos for when I get home and do a more extensive show and tell next week.
For the moment, to describe the people on the flight would be to say that it seemed a number of them were Saints returning home. There were a lot of visitors too and some travellers that were American bound for an onward trip to Ascension Island.
The landscape is varied with lots of hills and bends and turns. Lower cost housing not unlike one you would see in Cape Town. The Airbnb we are staying in is comfortable and the hosts Donald & Gaye are super friendly and welcoming. Very peaceful here.
The weather is not unlike Durban. It’s hot and humid. We are 2 hours behind South Africa, so right now it’s 5pm and the sun is still high and hot. I’m going to try to get this posted now and hope for the best.
We picked up an old beatup BMW for 90pounds and followed Patrick the car hire guy. He led us to our accommodation which was so kind of him.
Yay! I’m hoping this is successful!
Psalm 23
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂
YaYYYY we did it!