Did you know there is a difference between flying to
Washington DC and Washington Dulles? I
do, now. The same airline had a flight
to each of these departing from Charlotte within 2 minutes of each other. We realized about 15 minutes before the
flight departed that we were at the wrong gate and of course our flight was at
the end of a different concourse. So we
ran . . . the irony? I was wearing my Color Run t-shirt which signified the
last time I had accomplished any sort of exercise from March. I was red faced, breathing hard, flip flops
in hand, and 30 yards behind Daryl. We
made it! Thank you, Lord!
The rest of our travel experience was pretty
uneventful. I was impressed with
Ethiopian Air and the personal touch screens we had on board the flight. The food was good and overall the time passed
by quickly. We were forewarned about the
Addis Ababa airport and my type A personality took very deep breaths as we
elbowed our way through the sea of people pushing their way through the “line”
of security and baggage checks. The
airport was okay but we will make different travel arrangements when we return
with our kids. On our last flight we
both found an empty row of seats and sprawled out for a good 5 hours of
sleep.
We were greeted at the airport by the whole Terpstra clan
and 3 of their friends. We ate a common Mozambique meal of grilled chicken
and French fries, yummy. The rest of the
afternoon was spent just hanging out, talking, and trying to stay awake until
8:30 to help us adjust to the 6 hour time difference. For dinner I had one of my favorite meals,
peanut butter and jelly. There is a
local brand called “Yum Yum” peanut butter that is just like JIF and it was so good.
God has truly provided for us during this trip
and we are thankful to be here.
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