Not much to say here except we will continue to finalise things here, pack, say goodbyes , and what what (that's what people say here instead of 'and so on').. But hope to enjoy the last weekend here.
Yesterday as we were driving Jude to a friend's house, we pulled over to buy some mice on a stick. I did not eat it of course, but it was a good photo opportunity.. For 4 mice on a stick, it is 1$.. I gave the guy a little more and asked for a photo in return.. He said no problem and as he held up the mice he said "African Sausage!!" .. this is the high time of the year for mice on a stick, since they have picked the fields clean of maize. Now, they burn the fields to prep it for next year's crop..as they burn their fields, mice scatter and they catch them.. and smoke them with fur on and sell on the side of the road.. the fur is still on them..
There is not too many places in the world you can drive down a highway road and buy items out of the window of your car such as ... mice on a stick, bird on a stick, live chickens, airtime for your phone , newspapers, grilled corn, peanuts, oranges, apples, tomatoes, smoked fish, bananas , pineapple,puppies, kittens, charcoal, cooking oil, candy , spinach, cabbage, hand made wicker furniture, hand woven rugs, hats, hand carved wood sculptures, ceramic pots and of course, tshirts... It's like a Walmart! I will miss this part of Malawi. Photos of the day are me and mice, the mice vendor and the everyday occurrence of being stared at incessantly.. This time, by a group of men that deserve to be stared at themselves, because they are on the top of a giant mound of maize that is in the back of a semi being carted down the highway at 70 mph!.. Yet, its not a problem for them..
Also, for you viewing pleasure is a video of the lake this past weekend... Beautiful African skies on a quiet, empty, beautiful beach... and then one of my favourite videos of the year... A cheer off at the school , just before the athletic day began.. It got pretty heated but all in good fun. I see why the kids will miss this school. They had a blast and had some great teachers that made the days worthwhile.. check it out, Franny and Jude are in the mix somewhere.. Maura is not ONLY because she was holding the banner.. If you know Maura, she would have been in anyone's faces giving them hell.. She's a rebel, a fighter.. Have a great Saturday at home.
Lake for the last time
