We're here!

Hello friends:

We have landed on African soil and couldn't be happier! Yesterday we landed in Cape Town and immediately made a wonderful new friend. Petrus Iimbodi helped us to our rental car and gave us a taste of Namibia. He is from Namibia, near Okahow, (ok, I know that is not how to spell it-Tracy Reines-help me meme!). So, we were able to exchange some Oshindonga and familiarities! He also reminded us of the serious nature of driving here..he was in a car accident recently and he was the only survivor-he has scars from burns on his arm and leg and wanted us to remember to drive slowly and safely! As you may have guessed, Michele invited him for dinner..so we will see him tomorrow for dinner. What a wonderful way to come to "home." The other friend we made on our first day was a snail living on our bathroom wall. I am going to try to figure out to post pics and show you all!

Today we are still trying to catch up on sleep and get acclimated. We did get up early (8:00 am-early for me no matter what continent!) and go to get some coffee and look around the area we are staying. We are staying in a beautiful self catering flat in Constantia...so green! As expected, we went to Pic-n-Pay and found wonderful clothes! Who needs to pay more than $10 US for any clothing item? At Pic-n-Pay (mostly grocery store with a touch of Target) I spotted Miley Circu and High School Musical stuff-who knew that has made it here! After struggles with the ATM, we headed down to the Waterfront for some seafood-it was yummy! We looked around and then headed back to our flat for a nap (for Maggie only). Michele and I had a coffee and she opted for the caffeinated and is still running laps around anything that is not moving!

currently, we are sitting here, enjoying a glass of local wine, deciding what to do next...we have chicken curry for dinner and the weather is beautiful!

Love to everyone,

maggie and michele