December 6, 2010

• Guest Blogger: Dad/Grampa

  hey!!!! we’re here. after a 2 1/2 day journey, which included a pretty nice layover in Paris, we have already:
   - spent our first hour (or so) in a sweltering airport getting through the efficient Malagasy customs – ALL our luggage made it!!!! and the meat was apparently still mostly frozen/cold
   - been greeted at the airport by Josh who whisked us through the barely lit parking lot filled with many porters eager to help load the bags for a couple of euros, or as many you’ll give them.
   - been welcomed by Jocelyn at her wonderful home (they really have done a fabulous job creating their home since the last time we were here) at nearly 1:00a.m., which is, of course, way past her bed time; we sipped some wine, and chatted a bit until we forced ourselves to go to bed.
   - been awakened at 4:00am by the first cockcrow of the morning; and after donning the AF issue ear plugs and mask went back to sleep till 7:00 or so; not a bad first night’s sleep, particularly given the fact that i had slept a total of about 6 hours including our last night in Canada.
   - given our grandsons the first of many hugs; deb actually awoke when asher got up (i think she did) so she had already made initial contact; deb, judah and asher came to wake me at 7:00 and it was a super thrill to see asher dashing to come and greet me while i was still in bed, and then realizing what he was doing halfway there and veering off to the side while running at full speed….’OOoops – who is that guy in the bed? and why i am running at him with such reckless abandon?’; after a few smarties he became a lot more confident. judah, of course, was bouncing up and down and we reconnected with him in a hurry. Meeting the boys this morning is the dream realized.
   - had a fantastic breakfast with our hosts; ate some litchis; drank a few cups of coffee; continued to gain more of asher’s confidence; met irene, first of house help to come to work, etc, etc.
  josh just said – ‘you don’t have to write a book’, so i’m booking off.

  • 12:33 am
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