Once the plane landed in Johannesburg, we were through customs and had our checked bags within 20 minutes.
We were greeted by a rep from Overseas Adventure Travel, the company we’ll be traveling with in a few days. We’re here a day early, and the man was meeting other tourists, but he got us someone to get us on the shuttle to our hotel.
We had a delicious buffet dinner here at the hotel, which included fresh beets, beans, root vegetables, noodle stir fry, dessert, and South African wine (enjoyed also by 18-year-old Edwin, who was darn sure he could drink legally here).
We’ve booked a tour of the city tomorrow, which includes Nelson Mandela’s home and historic Soweto.
Now for some sleep I missed on the 14.5 hour plane ride.
My Corner of the Village 