We couldn't post for days! Our Internet access was nil in Inhambane. Didn't like being "out of touch"!...

July 14, Tuesday
It’s Tuesday…geez, I’m losing track of the days! Yesterday July 13th was a travel day. We went 440+ kilometers (you do the math) to Inhambane, the site of the regional conference of ANEMO nurses. The trip was by bus and took 7 or more hours from Maputo, a ride filled with songs in their African dialect and dancing in the aisles. Quite a site to see and hear.

The season is winter here so our trip was pleasant enough, without the heat we had in the January summer. Last evening we were treated to a lovely buffet, catered by a restaurant owner here. We sampled it all –fish, chicken (always and everywhere we have “frango”), prawns, rice, fried potatoes (every meal), and vegetables – of course, bottled water and Fanta sodas.

We’ve connected now with Lidia and Matilde, two of our guests at St. Luke’s-Moravian in April. And, we'll meet nearly 30 other nurses at the conference. Today is the day that Michele and I present out PowerPoint and we practiced a few lines in Portuguese to say. Think we’re ready! Lori