Adventures WorldRace SethBarnes Sponsorship Giving

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DARABELHILORE = the citiies you were in on your travel day. DAR es Salaam, Tanzanzania. Addis ABaba, Ethiopia. DELHI, India. BangaLORE, India.

** I tried like a bajillion times to upload photos to this with no success. Maybe later.**

This is was the last travel day to a ministry site. How weird is that? It seems fitting that this would be the longest travel day on the world race. Let's rewind to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. We boarded a city bus that we hired to take us to the airport. Once we arrived at the airport we found out that we had to sit outside until we could pass through security inside. We sat ouside for maybe 3 hours. Since we were now the oldest squad out on the field I have to say we were and still are pros at passing the time. 

Fun Facts:

  • Most airports have security to get to the ticket counter, security to pass into the terminal, and security to pass into your gate. Some places have more.
  • We saw the rapper Ludacris in our gate.
  • Always keep a deck of card in your carry on bag or purse.
  • If you must buy water buy the smaller bottle because you can't take it through security.
  • Once we boarded our plane (our squad was located at the very back of the plane) our men helped the stewardesses close the overhead bins sending us all into cheers and applause.
  • Plane rides are more fun when a pillow fight breaks out.

Now we have successfully arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A few hour layover is nothing to us anymore. We just camped out on the floor somewhere (we take up a lot of space and a lot of white people attratcs a lot of looks). Once we moved into our gate we were asked to go to the counter to get a sticker on our boarding pass. It was a long wait and as Amber, Cara, and I were at the front of the line the man asked us if we were all together and we said yes. He told us sorry for the wait and he would moves us up to business class. We were excited. Only once we boarded the plane we found out that he actually but us in first class!! WHOO!!

Fun Facts:

  • Dinner was pasta, cheese and crackers, bread and butter, salad, red wine or champange, terimisau and teas.
  • We recieved thick blankets to snuggle up with on our reclining seats with foot rest
  • They give you a small toiletry bag complete with toothbrush and toothpaste, socks, an eye mask, razor and shaving cream, lotion, and mouthwash.
  • Amber and I sat by each other and cried together as we watched Soul Surfer.
  • I slept so well.

We arrived in  Delhi early in the morning and chilled out in the airport until we found out more information about our next steps in travel to Bangalore. The train that night was full so we stayed at Nirvanna Hostel for a night.

Fun Facts:

  • We went to city walk mall, which was just like going to a really expensive mall in the states. IT was huge.
  • One of my teammates decided to get their first tattoo and I was their to witness it. Now I really want another one.

The next night we boarded a train to Bangalore. Thankfully we were in 3rd class with air conditioning. Our area on the train had 8 bunks total. Three on one wall and three on the other. The last 2 were across the aisle.

Fun Facts:

  • They served only spicy food on the train, which does not bode so well for my tummy.
  • You can see the tracks if you look down the toilet.
  • Keeping your valuables with you while you sleep still does not gaurentee that things won't be stolen. Just ask a few of my squadmates.
  • If you have a top bunk and people below you like to sleep you are either up in that bink until people wake up or you can stand up and walk around.
  • It's surprisingly easy to sleep on a train. It's like being rocked to sleep.
  • Our journey was about 36 hours total
  • We spent 2 nights on the train.

By about 8:30 AM on the 4th we arrived at the YWAM base here in Bangalore. So far things are slow, but this is going to be one awesome last month. Twelve of us women are sharing a room which should make for some fun stories or videos. (We are working with the all women's team; Team W.O.W) So here's to ending our last month with a BANG! (haha get it…our last month is in Bangalore, India….okay lame attempt at being funny!)