the flight

Hi everyone! We arrived safely in Johannesburg on Tuesday evening. My plan was to begin posting on day 1, but jet lag has been really bad. We haven't been able to sleep through the night yet and find ourselves wide awake from 1am to 4am. I have so much to share with you guys, but I am going to start from the beginning - the flight.

We packed everything we could into these six bags and two small carry-ons. The Delta curbside employee gave us kudos for only bringing six bags for a one-year stay. He said many people bring more than this for a three-week vacation overseas!

We flew on a Delta 777 jet and were very fortunate to fly first class! Here are a few photos of the first class pods. We felt really bad for the poor folks headed back to economy plus and economy. After flying first class, I cannot imagine flying overseas any other way. I am officially spoiled.

There was also a film crew and several actors on our flight who were en route to ZA to film a new Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore movie, called Blended. We recognized a few of the kid actors: Kyle Silverstein (the super cute kid on Grey's Anatomy that Hunt loves), Bella Thorne (Disney Channel star), and one of the little blonde girls from Mama. btw, the Disney Channel star thought she was SO cool. She wore sunglasses in the airport!!!!

From the moment we boarded the plane, we were served unlimited champagne, wine, coffee and water. After about an hour, we were served our first course: coconut shrimp and mango salad. Next, we received our second course: asian-inspired roasted chicken with bok choy and wild rice. The last course was dessert - mini eclairs and chocolate-covered strawberries. Each course was surprisingly tasty and unlike any plane food I've ever had. Here is a photo of the roasted chicken dish we both ordered.

There were hundreds of movies, TV shows, games, and radio stations to keep us occupied. I watched This is 40, an episode of Game of Thrones and Mama. Mat watched Jack Reacher, This is 40 and Mama. We both slept about 8 hours in our cozy pods.

After 15 hours and 25 minutes, we landed in Joburg, breezed through customs and got our baggage. Here is Mat wheeling our stuff through the airport.

 Welcome to South Africa!!!!!!!!

I will try to post again tomorrow if the internet stays up. South Africa is about 20 years behind the U.S. in terms of technology and internet. Seriously.
Goodnight! We miss each of you.