We Arrived Safely in Namibia!

Hi family and friends!  Just wanted to send out a quick note to let everyone know we arrived safely in Namibia after 2 days of traveling.  All of our luggage arrived and we were able to travel through immigration and customs without a hitch! The only problem Julie had was that after traveling that long, her ankles and feet looked like tree trunks! By this morning, the swelling has gone down and her feet are almost back to normal! :)

On Thursday, we were able to do some sightseeing in London during our 12 hour layover. It was a surprisingly cold day- 32 degrees! We all decided while we were looking at the frost and being able to see our breath, that we'd embrace it because it will be our only day of "winter" until next year! London was so awesome. We took the tube into the city during rush hour and then took the entire morning to walk all around the city. We saw Big Ben, the houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, a few parks, and even the British Museum. We finished off our day in London with fish and chips and then took the overnight flight into South Africa.

Just before our flight to South Africa, we had to say goodbye to half of our AIM team from orientation. From left to right in the pic above: Jules & Mark (lets hope you know us!), Sarah, Meredith, Heather, Alysse, and Laura. Sarah, Meredith, and Heather were continuing on to Uganda and Alysse and Laura were continuing on to Namibia with us!

Currently we are in the capital of Namibia, Windhoek (pronounced: Vint-hook) for a few days and then on Monday we will be driving to Rundu which is about 9 hours away. Our team leaders Rob and Alissa picked us up at the airport, and will be giving us an orientation until Monday. They drove down from Rundu with their 7 children and a puppy! We were able to get a whole night sleep and an awesome dinner at Linda and Cindy's home (2 missionaries through AIM here in Windhoek.) They both were so accommodating and Linda even gave us her room to sleep in! We don't feel the jet-lag too badly, and are excited for today to begin. We will write again soon.