My departure from the ship took me straight to Lesotho. I had to travel from Liberia to Lesotho via Ghana and South Africa. It was a long trip but definitely worth it. The best travel memory was made in Ghana. I had to walk out of the airport and go completely around the building to make a "transfer" connection. So with the help of one of the airport employees I departed the airport, walked down the Accra sidewalk, circled the airport to the back of the building and entered the departures area! It was insane but great since I was able to experience some Ghanaian night life, see a bit of Accra and feel completely terrified at the same time! It has been awhile since I have been truly scared while in Africa. But it was great and my guide was very nice.
Being back in Lesotho was a dream that ended to quickly. Seeing Nathan, Nicole and Caleb was much needed medicine after the physical, mental and spiritual assault I experienced in Liberia. I was able to rest which, although I did not do much of it, it was nice to know I could rest if I wanted to. I felt appreciated, truly appreciated, which I sadly had not felt in quite awhile. I was able to nurse the entire family back to health as we all had various symptoms of a flu-like bug only a few days after my arrival. I was able to laugh with people I had not seen in over a year and it was great to be surrounded by familiar faces and voices.
We fell into our very familiar groove so quickly it almost felt like I had not left Lesotho at all. There is something very special about being with people who you know so well and who know you. You are able to just relax and be yourself. I truly appreciate the role this family has played in my life over the years (we have known each other for over 5 years which is crazy) and I appreciate just being able to go visit them. They may not be the family I was born into but they are definitely the family I will continue to choose to be a part of...I love my brother, sister and nephew more than words will ever fully capture!
* Some pictures from this leg of the trip are also on my blog. The first few are just around the house but the last section took place at Bloemfontein Zoo in South Africa. We took an adventure there and I have never felt so much freedom at a zoo before. There were no people guarding, guiding or supervising us. Except for the lady at the ticket booth I did not see any zoo employees minus a couple of lawn guys near the end. We pet the animals (Nathan a rhino and Nicole a water buffalo), we fed the animals (Nathan, Caleb and myself fed the monkeys pretzels) and we goofed off like people in an unsupervised zoo will do! It was wonderful!
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