We're in Freetown! I wish I could've captured the airport experience and drive to our boat taxi on video. I t was such amazing sights and sounds. The airport was very chaotic, but our group was expected, and we moved through customs and luggage claim with ease.
We loaded into vans for a short ride to the boat dock. The scene was unreal! The roads, including the airport parking lot, were all dirt. As we left the airport and started down the street, all you saw were small burning lanterns with people sitting everywhere, selling stuff. Maybe they were stores, some homes, but mostly shacks, if you could even call them that.
The ride to the dock was short, and the small restaurant/bar there looked like something out of a movie. It was beautiful! We didn't wait long and soon boarded our boat. What an experience! It was a speed boat with two motors. It flew! We crossed a piece of the ocean, in the dark, at top speed! The smell of Africa, wind in my hair, and spray from the boat...amazing...just what I'd imagined! :)
From the boat, we loaded into podas and headed for the guest house. It's hard to describe driving through the city. At 10 pm, people were everywhere! Where were they going, and what kind of business were they doing so late? Traffic was chaotic! Mexico doesn't even compare. Again, God calmed my anxieties, and sitting in hot traffic for an hour didn't bother me.
Arriving at the guest house, I was pleasantly surprised. The house was nice, furnished, and well ventilated. Electricity, water, and internet were a different story! Soon after arriving, the power went out. I did get to Skype with Chris briefly before bed. Night one...no air, no fans, no lights....I had a good night's sleep!!!!!!
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