Arriving at Mama Mia's restraunt

Going for lunch with Brad, Paul and Bobby

March 7

Today we say our goodbyes and make the long flight back to Canada. We left the hotel at 10:30 am, and flew from Lilongwe to Jo'burg, arriving at about 4 pm. We then had a 5 hour layover in Jo'burg, which really dragged out. Left Jo'burg around 9 pm, and arrived in London at 6:30 AM London time. Actually got some sleep on the plane this time. After arriving in London, we had to clear security again, and the one small suitcase that I was now using as a carry-on had a small jackknife in one of the pockets that I had forgotten about. Well, you would think they discovered an International Terrorist plot. They gave me the gears about how it is illegal to have anything like that in your possession in England, and I had to wait for an hour for the police to come and make a report about the incident. The "Bobby's" were really good about the whole thing, and after a few questions, they gave me back my passport and boarding pass. They said they get quite a few incidents each week and lot of them are to do with pepper spray, which is illegal in Great Britain as well. Lesson learned......make sure anything sharp or liquid over 100 ml is in the checked baggage.

For some reason, Brad, Paul, Nicky, and Dennis were booked onto an earlier flight than Bobby and I, so we had another 5 hour layover in London......lucky us! We arranged to get into an airport lounge however, which gave us access to the Internet, snacks, and coffee and Baileys, so they time went fairly quick. We worked on our blogs, checked our e-mails, and before we knew it we were heading down to board the plane for Toronto. We will spend a day and a half there to share stories with the Uganda team about our experiences in Africa.......looking forward to it, but jet lag could be an issue.