Hello from Africa!

We made it!! After well more than 30 hours of traveling, we safely landed in Tanzania and were deposited at The Outpost "hotel" (a term intentionally put in quotes!)  I am happy to say that the flights were smooth and unneventful. I don't think my brain was wrapped around the reality of two loooooong flights (6 and 8 hours) back-to-back. I am so glad we had extra legroom in the "economy comfort" section, but it didn't escape my notice that the business class section had beds!!! Spoiled rich people. Lol!  I was thinking there would be wifi on the planes, because there was on the domestic leg, but nope.  There also is not wifi in our room, so here I sit in the cafe typing away.  I would be texting my fam, but it is 1:40 am there. It is 8:40 am here.

So here we are at our hotel. It is quaint! It is made up of little concrete huts, I guess you'd say. The room has windows with screens but not glass, so it's not climate controlled. It was a little chilly last night so we skipped showers and crawled in bed, where we slept great! I only woke up once, and listened to something rustling around outside. I saw a sign about leaving doors closed so monkeys don't come in, so maybe that's what it was? I can only guess! We woke up at 7:45 this morning, and it's still chilly, so we just went to breakfast in yesterday's clothes and a jacket. I guess I'll suck it up and get a shower next, cold or not. I hear hot water is "iffy" here! :-)

Breakfast was good, eggs and fruit. We are eating at the outdoor cafe here at the hotel. It is the only place I can get internet. Not sure what we will do today. It was totally dark when we arrived last night, but the glimpses I caught of "town" didn't make me anxious to go out exploring. That's not me complaining, but being realistic about safety smarts. It is a third world place we are visiting, remember.

To my family, it is going to be tricky to reach you via messaging due to the internet situation and our time difference. I will try later today!

The adventure has begun!