So close!

Yup, I'm SO close to getting out of Jb. Not that it's that bad here. Really, it's not. I mean, this evening, we had a great meal with friends, along with rip-roaring laughter. We had conversation so good and funny that my stomach was starting to hurt from laughing so hard! Really, a very good time. I was invited to eat with a couple from a different NGO - he's Canadian, and she's American, but have both grown up in East Africa. They're wonderful people, and I get along so well with them. So it was really great to spend some time with them. It's just such a blessing to have good people around who you can really "click" with and laugh with. Almost makes me think I might start to miss some of my friends here after being away for three weeks!

But then my mind goes to Zanzibar... the beach. A hot shower. Fruit juice. Reading a book while the ocean breezes flutter through my hair... yup, I'm already there.

I just have a few (!) things to do tomorrow, plus a bit of packing and organizing and sorting (I have to rat proof my room!), and then I take off on Sunday morning! We'll fly direct (hopefully!) - with a layover in Nairobi. We'll see how it all works, but hopefully we'll manage to make it to our flight from Nairobi to Dar with no problems. And I've already arranged for a taxi to fetch us from the airport to bring us to the guesthouse where we're staying.

By Sunday night, I'll be clean and showered and enjoying sharing a room with a dear friend from Nairobi! I can't wait! Not sure how much internet access I'll have, though, so it might be a bit quiet...