Saturday we took a bus to Johannesburg from Maputo. The boarder crossing was crazy because there were so many people; probably since South Africa doesn't require a visa. Hundreds of
people waited and cutted the lines to get across. During the long wait, nature called. As expected, no toilet paper or toilet seat. When I left, I had no idea where our bus was with my bag. But a seasoned
veteran like myself came out of that situation feeling like a million bucks!
Anyways by far the worse boarder in Mozambique. The place is also a joke. Forrest and I switched passports just to see if they would notice or check. They didn't. Forrest Elliott, 6'4", 220 lbs, blue eye, and brown hair. James Gomes, 5'10" 160 lbs, brown eyes, and brown hair. But all us white boys look the same anyway.
Drew's parents are visiting and they got him this awesome room at one of the airport hotels. Getting there was annoying and almost very dangerous. Online there is information about this cheap shuttle that goes from the airport to the bus station. Well we spent over an hour trying to find it. There were the city chapas that are super cheap but not the best option for white tourists; luckily we passed on that. We had to make a decision: to stay at a hostel or pay twice as much to go stay with Drew? We paid the extra money to go stay with Drew, and it was well worth it. His hotel and room were American nice. I took a long hot bath, which used more water than I have used showering in the last couple months. The next morning Drew and I did a workout before this amazing breakfast buffet. Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Garlnad!
Many volunteers get really excited about McDonald's, Forrest had been talking about it for a while. Yesterday we finally filled Forrest's fix. And, well, it is the same ole poopy Mac D's from the US. Fries,
burgers, and ketchup all sucked.
Peace, love, and do good things
Jimmy
Drew's parents are visiting and they got him this awesome room at one of the airport hotels. Getting there was annoying and almost very dangerous. Online there is information about this cheap shuttle that goes from the airport to the bus station. Well we spent over an hour trying to find it. There were the city chapas that are super cheap but not the best option for white tourists; luckily we passed on that. We had to make a decision: to stay at a hostel or pay twice as much to go stay with Drew? We paid the extra money to go stay with Drew, and it was well worth it. His hotel and room were American nice. I took a long hot bath, which used more water than I have used showering in the last couple months. The next morning Drew and I did a workout before this amazing breakfast buffet. Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Garlnad!
Many volunteers get really excited about McDonald's, Forrest had been talking about it for a while. Yesterday we finally filled Forrest's fix. And, well, it is the same ole poopy Mac D's from the US. Fries,
burgers, and ketchup all sucked.
Peace, love, and do good things
Jimmy
