Well, it's official! Nathanael left today for Argentina. He will arrive in Buenos Aires early tomorrow morning and then will fly on to Comodoro Rivadavia tomorrow night. It was a stretch to get all he needed in his luggage. We were a little anxious that the weight limits would be exceeded (there are maximum luggage weight limits...they will not let you bring a bag on a plane over 100 pounds). So we arrived at the airport with a lot of prayers lifted up. His tools alone weighed 96.5 pounds - Thank God! His backback was 51.0 pounds (which the airline let pass by since there was such a huge charge for the toolbox!) and his carry-on weighed about 25 pounds (there is a carry-on limit in Argentina). So, all went as well as it could have...and he was off!!
Here is what we know so far:
-We will live in Comodoro Rivadavia most of the time (we think) and the rest of the time in Rio Gallegos.
-I will join Nathanael next week.
-Neither town is a tourist destination.
-The towns are hubs of travel when trekking out to Patagonia.
-Nathanael will work 28 days on and 28 days off (during the time off, we will travel around South America).
-He is working on Agusta 139 helicopters that ferry people to off-shore oil rigs.
-We will be in Argentina at least until September, but probably until August next year.
We'll see what else God has planned! We are so excited for this new adventure!
P.S. We are open to ANY visitors WHENEVER you want to come down!
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Thanks for the update. It is so good to hear about you.
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