Layover

Well I made it out of Africa just fine. This morning I got up real early and did an hour run along the Cape Town coastline, very cool. My 12 hour flight fro SA to Singapore was nice and uneventful and I watched 3 movies and read a new Lance Armstrong book.

I was originally going to stay in Singapore for a day but when I landed at 5:30am and saw that there was a 7:30am flight to Shanghai I got homesick for Jen and Will and switched my flight to 7:30. I board in 30 minutes. Just a side note, if you ever do have a long layover the Singapore airport is the place to do it. They have a gyms, showers, movie theatre, shopping mall, go kart racing track, SPA, and a large pool. Certainly a step up from some of the other airports I've been in. I never thought I'd see so many stinking airports. In the past year or so I've been to 14 different countries. It is neat to see all these places and understand their unique cultures but it also really makes me grateful for my home country and the freedoms we enjoy there.

Well, the 12 hr flight is down, now just another 5.5 hr flight to go and I'll be home!

South Africa

All of my meetings here have come to an end and I will be flying out tomorrow morning. Currently I'm in Cape Town South Africa. Cape Town is a great city and the sea food is great. I spent two nights here and two nighs up in Johannesburg - didn't much care for Joburg though. Never thought I would ever end up in Africa, but here I am. The country is busy getting ready for the World Cup next year. They have a huge stadium right next to the beach that will be 'fantastic!' I think 'fantastic' is the most commonly used word in South Africa. The first day here I had trouble with the accent but I'm doing well with it now, it's fantastic.

On these trips I never really get to see very much other than fitness stores and offices but they did take me for a drive around the Cape today and it truley was fantastic. Table Mountain overlooks the coast and the city and the view is incredible. In most Asian cities I usually go for a walk at night and have a look around the city but I don't do that here for safety reasons. It has been a long week away from Jen and Wild Will. Can't wait to get home to them. I leave tomorrow morning on a 12.5 hr flight to Singapore. I'll stay in Singapore for one day of quick meetings and then another 5.5 hr flight home to SH. Can't wait to get home. South Africa is a long ways away from anything, except Zimbabwe.

Long Time

When we can't blog at home it really slows down the process. And with Big Willy taking up so much of Jen's time she hasn't been able to download pictures and send them off. But I wanted to get a few pictures posted because he is growing so fast. He's six weeks old and wearing clothes for 3-6 month old babies and the feet on the 3 month old pj's are too small. He really isn't that chunky, he's just big. Things here always seem to be busy. Jen recently learned how to do her grocery shopping online and have it delivered to the house. In this city that is a big deal. Grocery shopping here takes careful planning and a long time.

This entry didn't end up like I planned but at least we got a few pictures up!

quick update

I thought I would just do a quick update since I'm in blogging territory. Jen and Will are home right now having fun together. Jen's mom came and stayed with us for about 10 days in Shanghai. It was great to have her there. Jen was so glad she could come and be there. I'm in Nagoya, Japan right now. I love Japan. It is such an amazing place. I got here Sunday afternoon and will head back in a few days. Japan has it's own cell phone network so even if you have a global phone it still won't work here...annoying.

Will is growing so fast. He will be two weeks tomorrow. These pictures that I just posted are old but I thought I'd post them anyway. When I get back in town we will post new updated ones. He is changing everyday. He actually looks a little more like me than he did early on :) He loves to eat and sleep. Some of his newborn clothes are already too small. The other day we put him in some 3 month clothes. Big Willy!

A few more pics of the little guy.

This is the baby van that they brought us home from the hospital in. This is the biggest van I've ever seen in China! It had 4 TV's inside.

Will likes to sleep on my chest.

Me and the little guy taking a nap. Our favorite thing to do together.

More Pictures

Here he is!