Wheels down at 7:18 local time (West Africa Time Zone).
Bon Dia! (Good Morning!)
Flying in to Luanda reminded me of grwoing up in Southern California. They have a definite "June Gloom" overcast going on. I do have to say that the view was interesting. You can definitely see that much of Luanda is still very third world. There are thousands of houses from nice to not so much. It reminds me of going down to Tijuana, Mexico except of course for the people.
The people here are very nice, well dressed and everywhere!
Upon arrival, we exited on to the tarmac, boarded a bus for the short hop to the terminal. Once there, you go through immigration. A quick passport check and your through to the baggage claim. On the way, you'll get stopped by the Health Ministry representative who checks your immunization card to insure that you've had your yellow fever shot.
Once you get your bags, its staright out to the exit where you meet your "delta 9". These are the CABGOC (Chevron) reps who get you to a car and then on to your destination which in my case was the Hotel Avelade. Even though it's a Saturday, the streets are crowded and traffic while moving isn't really controlled. There's no signals, signs or anything else that seems to teel drivers what to do.
The Hotel Avelade is right in the middle apartments buildings and a neighborhood that you don't see every day. But once you get inside, it seems like any nice hotel. While not having been to Europe, I would guess these are what the hotels are like. The lift (i.e. elevator) has enough room for about 3 people. My room is nice but small compared to a US hotel. Nice, comfortable. But I've got two toilets. The second one has a faucet on it...what gives? OK, OK, so I've never actaully seen a working bidet before! Interesting to say the least but I'm not actually sure what I'm supposed to do.
Well, I'll get settled in and get back to y'all later.
-Mark, 6/25 11:a.m.
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