Hannah waiting at Newark
Karrah and Hannah eating lunch at the National Zoo in DC
Praise the Lord we have made it to Spain. It took us 4 days from the time we left our beloved mission home in Winston-Salem. We drove out of Winston-Salem, NC on Sunday afternoon to drive to Richmond, VA. We spent the night and then got up next morning to drive to Washington D.C. to the Spanish Consulate to get Hannah’s visa stamped into her passport. We were going to drive up on Tuesday and get it done but we were scared because we were flying out Tuesday evening to Spain. If it took a while to get the visa we did not want to have to miss our flight.
The whole process of getting the visa stamped took about 30 minutes. It was super quick. After we left the embassy we drove around DC. Not on purpose though. We were trying to get to the National Zoo. We took a wrong road and ended up on a sight-seeing adventure of DC. We asked a motorcyclist for directions and he got us on the right path!
Hannah really enjoys seeing animals, so going to the zoo was for her. She really enjoyed herself. The National Zoo is free so we were thankful that we did not have to pay. It was a beautiful day too. The sun was shining and I think it was about 72 degrees F. The next day though was something else. We woke up and it was raining cats and dogs. We had to check out of the hotel by 12 noon, so we went to the Dulles Town Center. It is a pretty big mall. We wasted several hours there before going to the airport to check in.
As we waited for our flight, we started to realize that it was getting delayed. Sadly it was delayed to the point that we were not able to
Hannah at the National Zoo
catch our flight from Newark to Madrid. We arrived in Newark right at 8:15 pm when the plane was supposed to leave. I ran to the gate and they were closing the door and would not wait on us. We were not very happy. We went to customer service desk to get the matter fixed. The gentleman that we got must have been nursed on a pickle growing up because he was so sour and just a pain to be around. Unfortunately we had to encourage him to do the right thing because he did not want to do anything for us. At the end of the night they put us up in the Sheraton. The next day we ended up hanging out at the Newark Airport for 8 hours. That is not something I would recommend if you have a toddler.
We arrived in Spain on Thursday morning. My parents and Kent Albright were waiting for us at the airport. We had some breakfast and then we drove two hours up to Salamanca, specifically Santa Marta de Tormes. We have been super busy looking for an apartment and trying to set up life here in Spain. This is all for now.
Breakfast in Madrid with Kent Albright, and Tim and Pam Darling
Alejandro
December 3, 2011
Me alegro mucho de vuestra llegada. Dios os bendiga en todo. Pronto nos veremos. Un saludo familia
Glenda McMath
December 8, 2011
Daniel! I got your comment on our blog some time back….but I have been out of commission and sick sick for a month! Congratulations on getting your visas! We are still waiting on mine and our girls, Brad has his. Frustrating!!!! Would love to hear the process of how you finally got yours..timeframe….issues…. email me offline if you want! mcmath4@gmail.com
Daniel and Karrah Darling
December 13, 2011
Hey when I get Internet at our piso I will give you some info.
Daniel