We are thankful for 'no problem' travel. The 15 hour flight was not as bad as we had feared; Margreet slept quite well and the food was not bad either. We did have a short two hours to change planes in Sydney. Thankfully we did not have to go through the 'quarantine' line up but could use the express lane. Undoubtedly we would have missed the connecting flight otherwise.
We did not see any of the damage from the flooding during our stay outside of Brisbane. It was 'too bad' that our friends Lynne and Eileen live an hour and a half from the airport; 'double bad' that it is a ten minute walk from their house to the beach!
Apparently it was the first week since November that the sun was shining and we enjoyed a long walk along the seashore and feasted on fish and chips afterwards.
We had a welcoming committee waiting: partly for us but more so for Joanne Choate, who was on our flight returning from a dentist appointment in B'bane. It is so much fun to connect again with this special group of friends especially seeing how the children have grown over the past two years.
We had supper with the Unger family (from Fort St. John) and their five high energy kids.
It is eight thirty (evening) and 30 degrees with a 80% humidity.
Tomorrow there is a beach party which includes the local employees.
Our love to you all..keep warm!
Henk and Margreet
Curious about Joanne Choate having to travel all the way to Brisbane for dental treatment. Does this mean there is no option for dental care in Honiara or was this for a specialized treatment?
ReplyDeleteMrC
I DO have the answer since I just ran into Aaron Choate: the dentist(s?)here do not want to touch a wisdom tooth since they tend to be quite tricky. They can only do one kind of x ray which doesn't give you a complete picture of the root. Hence the trip to B'bane.
ReplyDeleteOf course a trip like that is combined with a whole lot of shopping.
margreet