Jan. 31, 2007
Game - then Leaving Kibidula
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After church on Sabbath, we were invited to someone's house for lunch. They had 5 or 6 kids and they were Arianne's cousins. After lunch they got some foil papers and set them on the table. They had sat on opposite sides on the table and made game out of blowing the small circle of foil across the table and over the other team's side. It was amusing to watch. They were all huffing and puffing! I joined in sometimes when it came my way. Sunday morning just after breakfast we left Kibidula and we drove to Mafinga. At the bust station we waited for our bus with our luggage in a little room big enough to hold the luggage and a couple people. It was very musty! So I stood by the door. Buses were coming and going, honking their horns and of course there were plenty of salesmen selling their food, trinkets and other things. Finally, our bus came. We followed the guys who carried our stuff to the bus and made sure it ALL got put on. Then we boarded. No sooner did we step into the isle it lurched forward. As we made out way to the back we realized we had no seat. They somehow made room for us and after a little while we were able to sit down. As we drove through the National Park I saw giraffs, impalas, zebras, wildabeasts, baboons and elephants. We had a lot of stops dropping and picking up people. Finally we were in Dar es Salaam. We got into a tiny taxi and I had to sit on Papere's lap while we rode to the YMCA Hotel. At the desk they said they had no rooms. Memere insisted that she had made reservations so they were pursuaded to give us a room. This part of the YMCA was much nicer than where we had stayed last time. We enjoyed cold showers as we felt baked and it was still so hot. I crawled under my misquito net. Morning came almost too soon and Memere left to do some business. We stayed and took care of personal business like eating breakfast. It wasn't a particularly pleasant one for me as they served eggs, papaya, and white bread. But Papere and I traded some things and I was full enough with a York to end the meal. |
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