Suasdei CAMBODIA

February 28, 2015 

On our way to Hong Kong we flew over some very interesting areas of the world. We crossed the Pacific Ocean, flew over Japan and Taiwan. It was interesting to look out at times and see the lights of cities far below as we soared at about 40,000 feet. The sunrise over the Pacific was quite beautiful!

As we approached Hong Kong, we descended below the clouds. The sky was overcast so we couldn't get a good view of the city.

At the airport in Hong Kong we had to go through security again as we changed airlines for our final leg of the journey.

The temperature began to climb. Hong Kong was probably high 60's when we landed. By the time we left, it was in the 70's.  We were no longer in the 30's which we left behind in Utah! As we landed in Phnom Penh the thermometer was somewhere in the 90's.

We landed in Phnom Penh at about 11:00 a.m., collected our luggage, went through customs, and were greeted by a very friendly group. Our Mission President and his wife, along with the other couples who are serving in Phnom Penh.

(L to R - Elder and Sister Oveson, Elder and Sister Meinzer, Elder and Sister VanBrocklin, President and Sister Moon, and Elder Hollenzer. Sister Hollenzer was not feeling well this morning.)

After an interview with President and Sister Moon and a wonderful lunch,  Elder Hollenzer took us out to look at apartments. After seeing about a dozen apartments, we were sooooo tired, we decided to wait to make a final decision. We had narrowed our selection down to two apartments.

Elder and Sister Meinzer are hosting us until we get into our own place.  After dinner with the Meinzers this evening, the Phnom Penh couples gathered to celebrate all the February birthdays. President and Sister Moon were not available as they were on their way to Vietnam for Zone Conferences.

After an extremely long day we finally went to bed at about 10:30 p.m. (I'm not sure how many hours it has been since we got up at home in Utah, but we are more exhausted that we remember ever being this tired before!)