Huge Music Festival in country this weekend.. apparently it is one of the best on this continent.. I was thinking initially we'd try to go to it , but it may just be way too much for us.. If it was me and Michelle I'd say we'd be there.. but not knowing the country all that well and the overall makeup of the festival.. I think we'll have to skip. It is called the Lake of Stars Music Festival and it takes place on the lake. it's a 3 day event and it looks fantastic.. Here's a link if you want to check it out
http://www.lakeofstars.org
Instead, I thought I'd give you a taste of the local radio stations instead.. This is what you'll hear if you turn the dial on a afternoon in Lilongwe. Aside from Malawian music, you get a great mix of predominantly 80's music thrown in..
No word yet on our van, so we continue to limp along with one vehicle. Michelle walked to work this morning, you can imagine how she sticks out like a sore thumb as she walks through town..
Tonight we head out to eat!!!! There's a South African chain of restaurants that likes to take it's names from various Native American tribes/ places.... In Botswana, we ate at "Apache Spur", while here we will be eating at the "Pensacola Spur".... no idea what that is all about, but it's like the TGIF's of Southern Africa.... they offer burgers, beer and the infamous "monkey gland sauce"(still haven't tried it). It's an awesome place if you have little kids.. the have staff who will play with your kids while you eat... We ate there at least once a week while in Botswana.
Tonight is KIDS EAT FREE!.. so we'll take advantage.
Other than that, all is good here..I snuck in a swim during my break this morning, and it felt great to get in some physical activity during the day. You either work out at 430 in the morning, or you don't at all due to the fact that it gets dark here around 530.. I haven't been able to muster up the energy to get up that early. Kids have soccer games today, and Kate will have her first big match next Tuesday. Swimming has kicked in and we will be busy for a while.. I really think this is the most physical activity my kids have seen.. they are exhausted by 5 and asleep by 8 or 830... We watched the Simpsons last night (they have them on 2x in a row from 7-8.. yeah, we get FOX here. Michelle is on call all weekend at the hospital... Thinking of taking the kids on an overnight near the city.. there are some really great places to visit between 1-2 hours outside of the city.. might head here for the night..
http://www.ntchisiforestlodge.com ... all for now, hope all is well at home.
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