Capetown Here we come!
This morning was my last morning on the beach. I am very sad to be leaving it. I did my reading and played in the surf for a while and then sat on the sand for a while watching the waves come in. There really is something therapeutic about the ocean, and I will miss it. I can't help but imagine Annika here on the beach playing keep away with the waves.
I met Dan from the Seed on the beach walking his dog and it just felt nice and homey meeting a friend on the becah!
I borrowed the Schwartz vehicle to go pick up the last of our laundry. There are no laundry machines in the flats, but the laundromat will wash and fold your laundry and they charge by weight. I think it turns out to about 6 dollars a load.
By 11 we were packing ourselves into the Schwartz's car and Dan's car and heading to the airport. Good-bye Amanzimtoti!
The flight was good, we had the exit row with lots of leg room. Stu's family met us at the airport. His brother Quinton and sister-in-law Celeste as well as his dear friends Peter and Sybil. We all went back to Peter and Sybil's place for supper and chatting. Then we split up into groups for sleeping arrangements. The Schwartz's are staying about 20 mins away at someone's holiday place. Gary and Jeff are staying at Stu's brother's place and Stu and I are staying at Peter's. Peter's daughter and granddaughter, Reese, live with them, and I get to stay in Reese's room. She is turning 8 next week, and her room looks so lovely. I am very proud to get to stay in her room. She will be sharing her room with her mom while I am here. They have been so kind to all of us already!
Both Stu's brother Quinton and Peter are also Nazarene pastors so there was quite some debate over which church we would be attending in the morning and who would be speaking at which church. I guess we'll see how that plays out in the morning. There seems to be a precedent of spontaneous invitations to pull visiting pastors from the pews and having them speak!
Shalina
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