We arrived in Mozambique this afternoon and overall had a good journey. The fog in New York was heavy yesterday morning and my flight came all the way down on final approach and then had to go around due to the runway not being visible. After circling around we landed about 30 minutes later. My other traveling companions, Jason and Joao were not as fortunate. Their flight originated in Salt Lake City and had to hold due to fog. When the plane got low on fuel it diverted to Newark New Jersey where they refuled and then successfully arrived at JFK airport. I boarded the flight for Johannesburg not knowing if they would make it. They had to hurry but were able to board and we traveled the rest of the way together. It is always nice on a long triip to be with friends. We arrived in Manga and our first task was to install a new water purification system since the water even from the city system is not safe to drink. Joao pulled the top off the faucet and water was spraying all over the kitchen. There are no water shut offs so we fortuantely had a new one to quickly install and we got they system up and running. This is critical for the team that will arrive in July. We also discovered one of the rooms is missing the glass in a window so we will have to get that replaced before the team arrives. The mosquitoes are in full force tonight and I have already provided meals for several. We are looking forward to jumping in to the fray tomorrow.
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