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"Destination: St. Mary Kevin Orphanage
Hours Traveled: 36 +
Bags Checked: 6
Jennifer and I
started our journey to the Pearl of Africa with eight bags, 6 checked all
weighing in at the maximum allowed 50 lbs. Although, don’t tell anyone, we were
definitely over the weight allowance. Who thought squirt guns weighed that
much.
The first leg was on a Boeing 747-400 with 415 of our
closest friends to Amsterdam. Seven hours later we landed only to board the
second plane to Kigali, Rwanda and then an hour later to our final destination
Entebbee, Uganda. As we descended into Entebbe the quarter moon was swinging
low in the sky, twinkles of light dotted the hills and you could see the
thunder & lighting clouds doing their dance. Fiona, Catherine and Melissa
were waiting patiently for us as we cleared immigration and gathered all our
bags. Familiar faces and hugs for weary travelers.
We made our way to SMK with Melissa acting as tour guide
pointing out various highlights along Entebbe Road. The Lodge awaited us and
the simple pleasure of being horizontal was our reward. Our first day at SMK
was just hours away.
It is now day two and we have started many art projects,
played soccer, read books under the shade of a banana tree and held hands. We
await another member of Team 6, Natalie who will have her first day at SMK on
Tuesday. The kids are excited to welcome her. Stay tuned for more on the happenings at SMK from Team 6!"
- Suzanne
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