Red tape

We have been here 4 days and 4 nights.  The first night we plugged my c-pap in and fried it even though it said 110 to 220 power was OK.  I have had a difficult time sleeping (Duh!) and have been a walking zombie. We have been tryhing very hard to get a new machine but they aren't as available as they are in the states.  The senior couple we are staying with until they leave have been calling all over Portugal but to no avail.  We are trying at present to get a c-pap from Lisboa today because it is transfers and there will be missionaries coming down from there so that would save u s a 6 hour trip.  There are a couple of local places but they won't talk to us with out a doctors order which could take weeks.  I have emailed Norco but haven't gotten a response yet (time diifference and all that) It has all been very frustrating.  President Tavares has told us to do or go whereever we need to to get it done.  Hopefully today.Getting mail can be a problem.  We have a package in Portugal

but can''t get it without ID (theirs) and paying a fee.  We are  hoping to talk them into letting us get it with just our passports but since it is medication they may confiscate it. which seems dumb since Gale walked in with a backpack with 7 lbs of medication and we didn't even have to go through customs

Brother and sister Crossman are leaving tomorrow leaving us in charge of this whole area.  we don't know all that we need to do but we do know some of it.  Our apartment is very nice and quite large by Portuguese standards.  It has three bedrooms and an office.  They are in love with tile here and the floors are covered with it.  The church also is tile clear up the walls and everything.  So we walk from cobblestones to tile to cobblestones.  Parking is very scarce so there is alot of walking (now you see why I need your prayers)   The fruit here is heavenly and Gale and I have been stuffed since we got here.  Once this couple leaves we will go back to our normal small meal eating pattern. They think nothing of having dinner at 8 o'clock. We usually like to eat at 5 so we can sleep.  This couple stays up very late.  The other night they didn't get in from shopping until 11 pm. So, we are still adjusting. Tomorrow we teach English class,That should be interesting.  Any hints Abby?