CANADA

I'M HOME! oh...it feels so nice! I really miss Namibia already (especially a bunch of the people from there!) but it's really nice to be back! Everything is so green and leafy!! NO MORE SAND!!! (although I do miss seeing the dunes...I just really don't miss walking in sand and getting it everywhere!)

Well, Linus and I had a pretty easy trip home with just a few minor problems...well not even problems, just annoyances. In Walvis Bay our flight was delayed for two and a half hours. It sucked because the whole airport is like the size of a gym. But at least it made our layover in Jo-burg shorter. So, we got to sit together on that short(ish) flight from Walvis Bay to Jo-burg. In Jo-burg we get down to our gates and Linus goes to stand in the line at Gate 24, which is currently getting ready to board.
I say "What are you doing? We're at Gate 23."
he says "No... Gate 24"
"No. Gate 23..."
We compare tickets and realize that we aren't on the same flight! I couldn't believe it!! We were both on South African Airlines but he's flight to London left not even on hour before mine! I was just riding on his tail the entire way there! So dumb!
Well, that was a pretty uneventful flight.. Eleven hours long (yuck). The people on the flight were fantastic! I loved the flight attendants! We all had our own TV's on the back of the seat in front of us where we could watch our choice of movies, tv shows, and play games. The only problem was that there was NO leg room! I mean ZERO! ZIP! NADA!
I was sitting in just a normal position and my knees touched the seat in front of me.
Then the stupid guy in front of me kept his seat reclined for the entire flight! Even during the meals!!! I had to keep tapping his shoulder to get him to move it forward so I could eat! meh...I survived it though - maybe with just slighty more stiff legs than I began!

I met up with Linus in the Heathrow airport later on. We were just making ourselves comfortable in the sitting area when the fire alarm went off and we had to evacuate. It was pretty funny actually! We were thinking there couldn't possible be anything else that happened during our way home! And nothing else did so that was great!!
We arrived in Edmonton at 2:03pm, made it through customs with no problems, got to my house by 3:30ish, both had a quick shower and made it out to the Kokopelli retreat at Nakamun by 5:30. It was crazy! We were both incredibly jetlagged by it was really nice to be back!

so, I guess this is the end of my blog... This was an unforgettable, life changing experience and I'm glad I was able to share at least a little bit of it with everyone! Thanks for reading!
Now go visit Africa too!! haha


from the last post here's some pictures from the Camel riding and theFarewell Potjiekos