Hello South Africa!

                   We have been trying to get some things caught up. We have internet access and are making the most of it. We arrived in the dark continent early Friday morning. From the first time I touched down here 8 1/2 years ago, the country seems to have changed, for the better. Unmistakenly due to the world cup, everything seemed to be glowing. The Airport was bustling and clean, with friendly smiling faces. We picked up our rental car and began our adventure. Driving on the opposite side of the road is always unnerving for the first bit. We made our way to the Johannesburg temple where we spent the night and attended some temple sessions. 

At the temple I met an old missionary friend and he showed us to a nearby mall where we ate and tried to find an internet connection. Free wireless seems to be unheard of here. But we did eat cinnabon.

After attending Church in a township with a friend we hit the road for Durban. 

Cape Aloe, they are everywhere in South Africa and make the landscape quite beautiful.

We found a good deal on this hotel, where we stayed a few days to unwind. It gets dark early this time of year so we watched a lot of movies each evening from our king sized bed.

The view from our hotel. Yes this is Africa.

Dream car

Durban

We went scuba diving in an aquarium with Sharks. Chelsea loved it and remained calm while the stealthy giants swam past.

We drove in on Nelson Mandela's birthday, everybody was pretty excited, they are very proud of Mandela and there are probably only a handful of people in the world who think ill of him.

Thanks for your patience everyone in waiting for these posts.