Our holiday
We spent a few days away on an island in the Indian ocean in the Zanzibar channel. The perfect island retreat for some - but we had Caleb with us! Fully recovered (he had possible malaria over the Christmas weekend), he was on top form which meant that relaxing and unwinding on this idyllic Robin Crusoe island were not much more of a reality for his parents than before we left home.
It took us ages to get there. The so-called 'short cut' to Bagamoyo turned out (because of the rain) to be a very slow, bumpy, potholed route. When we finally arrived in Bagamoyo we weren't sure where to go next. We asked directions from about 5 people because the route they were all sending us looked decidedly dubious. However, 15km later (not the 5km we were told) we arrived at the beach. We were a little bit worried by this time, as it was over eight hours since we'd left home and it was not far off going dark and there was no one around to ask where to go next. Eventually we found a guy who said he would take us to the island in his boat. It turns out that this was 'the' boat.
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As Libby said above, the island had all the makings of a perfect holiday location - sun, sea, sand and good food. However, the fact that we had to continually watch out for Caleb; that we couldn't really be out in the sun between 12 and 4 (and there wasn't much else to do); and that the evening meal was at 8.00pm meant it didn't really work out brilliantly. I was also feeling fairly unwell for most of the week, which didn't help.
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Anyway, I guess the upside is that we were very glad to get home! Unfortunately, Bethany now seems to have whatever it was that Caleb has last weekend!
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We feel that we have to apologise for the depressing nature of our blog over the past few weeks! I don't think our life is as bad as it sounds, but maybe (like the news) the bad stuff is more entertaining. Maybe our new year's resolution should be to include some of the good stuff on here as well!
posted by Daniel & Libby @ 12:08 pm
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3 Comments:
hey, dont appologize for what you think are depressing blog entries. I get ragged on for being too negative in my blogging, but i figure it's important to be real in what you write and put to rest the notion that a missionary's life is something other (or, as well as) just "blessings upon blessings". Our thoughts have been with you during the past few weeks. Keep plugging away. I figure the first year'll be the worst and then it'll all be down hill from then on. :-)
Happy New Year from the R. Pletts.
Jocelyn
I can confirm the first year thing - though based on someone else's experience, not my own.
And concerning the depressing nature... I prefer the warts and all. If you'd done a 'glory, hallelujah' stunt after having a friend and neighbour die, I'd have found it mildly alarming...
Hi, glad Caleb's recoverin, hope Beth doesn't get it so bad... sounds like "life's like that!" sometimes more downs than ups, but then the ups can be splendiferous..! prayin yours will come along soon....
with all the sadness (& hearin of break-ups among young 'uns) i remembered a kind ultra sound lady checking me out after a miscarriage a few years ago, saying i must feel i was losing the whole world; it really touched me, her sympathy, while also being able to say to our son matt, while waiting to go from one hospital to another in exeter, thelord gives, the lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord..... somehow in the midst of darkness we can know truths and God carrying us thru, friends & family supporting us, and being lifted by people's prayers & kindness.
hope this helps in some little way
love
caroline X
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