I awoke several times during the "night". The seating on board was quite cramped-- thank goodness the plane was only 2/3 full! My deep massage made my back quite sore (or maybe that was the seat!). Anyway, the flight was long, the food was OK, and when we finally touched down in Johannesburg an hour late, we were both quite relieved. Passport control was empty--just our flight, so we whizzed through in about 10 minutes, breezed through customs, and walked into the wating arms of Mom's cousin, Isolde. She was a "surprise" for Mom, who was thrilled! I was a little preturbed that Vodacom had no record of my cell phone rental request, but since I had copies of my emails with me, they sorted things out. The phone is taking some getting used to, but
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