Traveling across the world... we are here!

After 54 hours of travel, we are ALMOST to our destination.  That's right, we are not quite there yet.  We are in the capital city of the country where we will spend the next two months, and we will be here for the next several days.  When the weather clears (it is cold and snowy outside right now) we are going to make the 17-hour road journey across mountainous terrain to our destination village, which sits at about 7000 feet.

It is very cold here.  Many times the outside temperature is warmer than in the houses. Electricity goes out in this city from 11 pm to 5:3o am every night - that means, no heat in the houses at night, although there isn't much heat during the day either.  Today the electricity did not come on until 1:30 pm.  Needless to say, that is a little bit of a cultural difference to Lindsay and me!  She is lucky I am full of hot air to keep her warm.  :) 

We learned yesterday that when we get to our remote village, there is no running water and no indoor plumbing (there is literally an outhouse!)  I watched Lindsay's expression, and she was a champ - ready to adapt as needed in a much different culture and a much different way of life. I just hope I can make that adaptation as well as she can!

We are safe and sound, looking forward to a very unique experience during the next two months.  Until our next blog, keep smiling and remember how blessed we are to have the many comforts we often take for granted in the United States.  

God bless,

JB and Lindsay