Heroes Team Here - Finally !

The Heroes Team from Spruce Grove finally arrived in Lusaka this afternoon after a 36 hour delay along the way. It started with a flight from Denver to Washington being cancelled and the next flight arriving too late in Washington to make to make their connecting flight to Johannesburg. Then due to communication problems - and delays at security - they just missed a flight to Heathrow which would have kept them somewhat on track.

They ended up spending Thursday night at a Hilton hotel in Washington and having time the next day to take in some sights of the capital during Independence Day - a bit of a bonus in the scheme of things. On Friday night they caught the flight to Heathrow where a few of them took the opportunity of a few hours lay-over to go into London and see some of the sights there. Last night was the overnight flight to Johannesburg and a final flight from there to Lusaka this morning. There was a further delay at Lusaka airport as some of the luggage had not arrived with them and claim forms had to be filled in.

The final leg of their long journey - a 4 hour bus ride from Lusaka to our base - went well and everyone was pleased to arrive at the final destination - to be able to relax and unwind and have a decent home-cooked meal.