Day 8 - Friday

Today was an "at home" kind of day while I was waiting for friends to arrive in the afternoon. Spent the morning in my hotel room, updating the blog, answering work emails etc. Got to lunch time and thought I'd go out for lunch. There was a shopping centre nearby so thought I'd catch the shuttle and walk the rest of the way.

Well, I hadn't factored in the temperature! It must have been 35C+ and there wasn't much shade. Got to the shopping centre (which was the outdoor-type, no cool airconditioned comfort to walk around in) and headed for the store called Fresh Produce. Well, it turned out to be a clothing store, no food in sight. (Big sigh). So waited in the slim shade of a palm tree for the shuttle and just went back to the hotel. Their food was very good, so all worked ok...

Picture of the pool (for Ally)

Found something to watch on one of the gazillion TV channels until Leanne, her sister Wendy, and friend Heather arrived. We then headed out for a quick dinner with other ladies from their church, and headed to the Women of Faith conference at the Honda Center in Anaheim. (www.womenoffaith.com)

It was a great night, with music by CeCe Winans, a praise time, and inspirational talks by Ken Davis and Sheila Walsh.

Back to the hotel, and four tired ladies went to bed, didn't even talk much!