I'm here, safe in Paris. It's 4 degrees and raining, kinda foggy. We were an hour late arriving because we spent an hour de-icing in Montreal. I tried to sleep but I may have had 1/2 hour. The airport is of course, enormous. We took a bus to a different terminal and then I started to find out how to tour the city. I went to the information desk and they were very helpful, but it was too daunting for me. I would have to take a train from here, to a bus line and then to the bus that does a 1 1/2 hour tour. All in all I would have about 1/2 hour leeway before I had to be back, so I chickened out. Was very disappointing, but me, alone, with a map of Paris? Probably not a good idea. Not the end of the world. The flight here was quite nice. We received a menu, if you please, with 2 choices for dinner - beef bourgignon or salmon. I had the beef. There was an upper level in the plane, the biggest one I've ever seen. We all had aisle seats which was good because the rows were as tight as usual. I think I tried about 12 positions in which to sleep. The person beside me must have thought I had ants in my pants! So we now have 7 hours to kill before we leave. I was filled in a lot more by Naida on the trip to Montreal about what to expect in Mali and I am more excited than ever to get there now. They have a bathroom right beside the tents for night-time trips to the loo and solar garden lights to help us see at night. There are no snakes or rats, so that's a load off my mind! So that's all the news for now. I thought of many of you during the night and said prayers for you. I'm off now to grab a snack and a Malaria pill.
Bye-Bye.
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