"Heel raises, ankle circles, stretch and flex!"

Well, after almost 20 hours of flying from Phoenix, AZ to Durban, South Africa, all is well. For the six Phoenix team members, our day started at 6am, Friday at the Phoenix Intl' Airport. Our flight left at 8am and arrived into Washington D.C.-Dulles 3 1/2 hours later. There, we met four other team members and flew seven hours to Dakar, Senegal, in west Africa. We were not allowed to disembark the plane for the 1 1/2 hour wait as we had to wait for new passengers and crew members to board the plane. While departing Dakar, we flew over small, condensed concrete-stucco housing which reminded me of photos I had seen of homes in the Middle East. Also, looking out the airplane window, I could see small wooden fishing boats leaving the beaches for the day's catch. Eight hours of flying from Dakar, we flew over Angola, Namibia and Botswana finally arriving into Johannesburg, South Africa. There, we disembarked and went through customs. The airport at Johannesburg has changed a lot from last year's visit as they are getting ready for the World Cup Soccer event in 2010. The airport looks new and modern. We then boarded our final one hour flight into Durban. After picking up our bags, we were met by Carl of African Exposure and then taken to our hotel in Pinetown, just outside of Durban. We are all enjoying a much needed rest this evening.
Jen