safe & sound

Bit of a rush today - here's a cut & paste from a quick email I just sent out. More details and some pictures should be possible in the next week or so


Hello everybody! We have touched down safely in Botswana, and have been welcomed more warmly than we could have imagined by the team here. We were met at the airport by what felt like the entire team, from the CEO on down. We are being extremely well taken care of, with every possible need anticipated and met, and are well settled with every single one of our bags and boxes accounted for in a very ample guest house.

Apologies for not getting word out sooner - we've had power supply problems with our laptop, and won't have internet connectivity at home until we find our own place to live in the next month or so.

Botswana is beautiful and mellow. The rainy season is just ending, so things are quite green, and while it feels hot to us (high 80's or perhaps 90 yesterday), it is well off it's extreme high of a couple months ago, and will be getting cooler. We've been out and about a bit for groceries, and people seem friendly.

I'm on a computer at the main office, and have to go back now to pick up Shelley for a day's worth of errands. Tonight will be dinner with my new boss, Mark, and his family. I think we are set to dine with different members of the team on 9 of the next 10 evenings, which should be a great opportunity to gel with folks here and get a lot of questions answered.

Thanks for your prayers and support!

Pete