We have arrived- what can I say? The ride out was similar to a white water rafting adventure just without the water. However, the airplane rides went smoothly. When we arrived there was no one there to meet us, ( "Welcome to Zambia") but after about 45 minutes they arrived and were very jolly and it was an "all is well that ends well situation." Time is not of the essence here.
We went shopping and it was totally a shock. The supermarket last time was about 1/4 the size of this one. Actually, it is a nice shopping center!
On the road here we saw stray cows just wandering around like they owned the road but the goats had them out numbered by a long shot. Boys were transporting everything imaginable on bikes. Huge loads. One even had about eight logs standing upright in a basket on the back of his bike. I do not know how in the world he peddled it on a sandy dirt road with that heavy of a load.
Our home for the next 10 months will be in a small duplex. It is brick but old, in bad need of a fresh paint job, and "rustic" would be a more than gracious term for it. This is Africa, after all. The water was not on when we arrived, but there was water in a pitcher to wash hands, etc. There is a family of geckos in the house, but I was told to let them be as they eat mosquitoes.
This is not the Homestead but it is way better than camping.
I hope you are well. This is going to take an adjustment but we can do this. We are thankful for your prayers and for safe travel.
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I recall when I was in the carribean seeing at least 7 people on one motorcycle. Boy, did they ever understand carpooling!
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