Day 1 – Travel-o-rama
It’s time for this blog to start to earn its keep. I have a 10:40 appointment with an airplane this morning. The flight promises to be a lovely test of patience as I leave this morning and arrive in Arusha, Tanzania tomorrow evening at 8:00 p.m. Given the time difference, it looks to be about twenty two hours from the time I hit Salt Lake City International Airport until I touch down in Tanzania.
I read that Tanzania has its share of Internet cafes, so when possible I plan on posting from there. I’ve also read that there are places on the mountain with cell phone service, so I’ve borrowed my brother’s GMS cell phone and purchased a Tanzanian SIM chip. If the rumor is true, I hope to be calling in updates from the mountain to my brother Russell, who will post them here.
I got word yesterday that our group reached our fund-raising goal exceeding $100,000. (Click here if you don’t know about the fund-raiser) Thanks to all of you who supported this effort by contributing to one or more of our charitable organizations.