Arrival in Batavia, Chicago

Hi y'all,
well I'm here and we have all arrived safely. three of us met in christchurch and then we all met up in auckland which was great. No matter how you wrap it up though it was still a big trip and we were all a bit over it by the time we got to chicago. Although it was only a 12 hour flight and then a four hour one, its still about 26 hours travelling. Having started with a whinge, we were so lucky! On both legs we were well seated with gaps in between the seats so we could spread out and sleep. And flying from LA we flew over nevada, nebraska and idaho and saw some pretty cool sights including (we think) the Grand Canyon. We were delayed a bit so arrived in chicago at 11.00pm which was pretty late for our hosts. I'm staying with Lucy and Bob, and their children Sam (9) and Sarah (12). Its lovely being in a family home, and i went to sleep listening to rain. This morning, I woke up to thunder and lightening and now there is water in their basement. The children have sport etc this morning and then this afternoon we have a welcome party with the rotary families etc so that will be fun. Wahoo... let the fun begin.