We Made It!

Friday, August 15th, 2008

The rumors are true! Our little SPOT messenger is no longer updating because WE MADE IT to Kribi, Cameroon! The same cannot be said for many teams (more to come on that later) but on August 13th, 2008, THE SANDBOX SAVANTS FINISHED the inaugural Adventurists’ Africa Rally!

Sorry we have not updated the site until now, the town’s power was knocked out due to storms and we were unable to access internet until just now.

We have so much to share with you and so many photos. Please stay tuned over the next few days as we work hard to update the site. This, of course, is electricity dependent but please keep visiting the site because we have more reflections and photos to share!

LOTS OF LOVE AND GRATITUDE,

APARNA, DOUG AND JESSIE

5 Responses to "We Made It!"

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    Susan said,

    August 15, 2008 @ 2:36 pm

    CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! . . . she says with a GIANT sigh of relief!!!!! Can’t wait to hear all about it!

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    Alex said,

    August 15, 2008 @ 8:15 pm

    Congrats! I hope there was a big party at the finish line!

  3. 3

    Molly Dugan said,

    August 15, 2008 @ 10:44 pm

    YAY!!! I am so excited for you all…and very relieved! Can’t wait to hear about it and see pictures!

  4. 4

    Lil Jen said,

    August 16, 2008 @ 1:15 am

    Waaa Whoo !! I have been reading your lovely updates and am excited for you all also even though I only know Jess. Don’t forget that this kinda thing doesn’t happen every day embrace it. ( well at least not for Lil ole me)

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    Jo and Richard said,

    August 16, 2008 @ 5:30 am

    Congratulations from Caleta de Vélez. We will make a point of visiting the 4×4 Sanitorio to let them know your news!! We hope you were able to make good use of that plastic bag! Come on, more updates and photos please.

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