Sunday and Monday (Day 28 & 29): Windhoek

Sunday (Day 28):

We went to All Nations Christian Church this morning - the church we grew up in. It was great to see the familiar faces and to see how the church has grown and changed. Pastor Volker had me come up and update the congregation on what God's been doing in our family over the last 10 years - fun!

We then headed off to Daan Viljoen for an afternoon of animal watching and lazying in the sun. We vacationed here many times as a family so it was wonderful getting to take Joe and experience it as an adult - again, much smaller than I recall (funny how that works!).

Christine was invited over for a braai in the evening, and seeing we were with her, we were invited too (invite one, get two free). We had a wonderful time with her friends Mark (from California) and his wife, Elke (from Germany) - and their 6 month old little girl. Amazing how quickly one is able to connect and feel as though they've known people for years! It was a great sun-filled day!


Monday (Day 29):

Today we are in desperate need of some clean laundry...only problem is we can't find Christine's washing machine. Everything is in German, and the only machine we can find looks suspiciously like a dryer. But people in Windhoek don't use dryers....so we took a chance! And Houston, we have water!! Yay, we found it...only other problem is...we stopped it too soon and now have clothers that can stand up on their own. But atleast they're clean :)

Joe and I did a little more shopping and driving around Windhoek this morning - we went to our first house in Windhoek and were amazed at the changes as it's been transformed into a snazzy media company. I was quite tempted to walk into the entrance (where my bedroom used to be) and announce to the people behind the desk that they were sitting on my bed! But I refrained.

We met Bernhard and Suzanna for lunch. Today is Bernhard's 55th birthday! We had a wonderful time with them, and then spent some more time wandering around the street markets and shopping mall.

After returning home, Joe cooked a wonderful meal for dinner, while Chrissy and I went through her travel photos and ours. We polished off the evening with 'Driving Miss Daisy' which was a delightfully sweet movie.

Another full day! Tomorrow, Joe and I head off to Swakopmund until Wednesday, and then we fly out on Thursday. See you all soon!