Final update!

At last we are home in Mountain View!

We left Tabora Monday at noon. After a 5 ½ hour drive we arrived in Mwanza to spend the night.

Tuesday morning we went by Precision Air to pay for our tickets from Mwanza to Nairobi. Then it was on to the internet cafe to print confirmation of our flight to Dallas. Oh yes, we did have a great buffet breakfast at the hotel.

Reporting time at the airport was 12:30 p.m. Tim could go no further than the curb where we entered the building. Our bags were weighed and we were told they weighed more than was allowed. Faye said they are not over the limit because the two small ones are our carry ons. Of course the young Tanzanian didn't understand the white woman's Arkansas English so he tagged all 4 of the bags and they were put on the plane. There were no extra charges either!

We arrived in Nairobi about 4:30 p.m. We knew we had to get our luggage to check them all the way to Dallas. Immigration directed us to an office where a gentleman directed us to a couple of airport employees who assisted us. Kenyan Airways located our luggage and tagged them to Dallas. Kenyan Airways took them to British Airlines where they were retagged and checked through all the way to Dallas. That means no hassle with luggage in London. With all of that done (about 4 ½ hours)we were starving and went to the Java House, in the airport, for a sandwich and milk shake.

We boarded the plane about 11:00 p.m. for a 11:30 p.m. departure to London for the 8 ½ hour flight. We arrived in London at 5:55 a.m. and had about a 6 hour layover.

Getting close to noon it was boarding time again. Now a 9 hour flight from London to Dallas awaits us.

When we arrived in Dallas we had hoped to catch a flight on to Little Rock. However, all flights from Dallas to Little Rock were full. American Airlines personnel scheduled us for a 9:30 a.m. flight the next morning (Thursday). They assisted us in getting lodging and transportation. So Thursday morning we were up and ready to leave the motel at 7:00 a.m. Shuttle transportation was provided by the motel. When we arrived at the airport terminal B – we checked our bags at curb side and proceeded to gate B8.

Shortly after 9:00 a.m. the announcement was made that boarding to Little Rock had begun. The last leg of airline travel would soon be over.

We were met at the airport in Little Rock by our niece, Kim Fulmer. She drove us to Conway where we met up with Weldon and Sue Duncan at the Cracker Barrel for breakfast. After our meal we got in the car and headed for Mountain View. A deep sense of joy came over us as we got the first glimpse of our house. Home at last!

Bill was checked out by our doctor, Ron Simpson, Thursday afternoon. His lungs were clear. Did have a couple of x-rays and we both had blood work that we will hear from the first of the week.

The journey that began January 11^th when we left Mountain View has come to an end. What a journey it was! Thank you for praying and following us on the blog!