Misc

9/9/2010 – I can actually use the slash method for the date today as the day and month is the same and I don’t have to worry about getting them in the wrong order.

We’ve been gone for 6 days on a couple of adventures.

Back to school today with the students back.  Opening day of term III was yesterday (which we missed).  I had about 15 students who still owed fees when I left.  Down to 4 today.  This includes a load of ballast (gravel) for 2 of them and grain grinding for another.  Only one can’t seem to understand my explanation notes on how much they owe.  And they won’t come themselves to let me explain.

Vicki B arrived at the Kisumu airport Friday, Sept 3rd – her 58th birthday!!!  Morgan was waiting for her with roses – how sweet.  Joyce and I arrived a couple hours later.  We had a great time showing Vicki around Kisumu for a couple days.  We then went on a 2 night safari.

The safari was great!  Went to the Masai Mara for 2 nights.  We saw the wildebeest migration over the Mara River – the jumping, swimming, tumbling down banks, crocodile waiting for the opportunity and the successful attacks.  Lions, leopards and cheetahs.  Elephants, giraffes and hippos.  Pictures to come.

Our safari vehicle went through both spare tires and our driver was concerned we have another flat.  But we made it home – hope the driver did also.

Other places on our journey were lushy green.  Mbita is still brown.  Heard we have not had rain since the couple times 3 weeks ago.

Tonight is chapatti chips with guacamole and salsa.  Yum, yum, yum.

Last night the discussion included what the Slurppee straw is used for when they ask you for a stool sample.  Three different thoughts from the 4 of us.

The solar power is having problems at school.  The inverter just turns off without warning.  Save your work, save your work, and save it again.

Having a good time with Vicki so far.  It’s fun being the “experts” and show a new comer the ropes.  We even had a great sunset to show her last night along with plenty of lights from the fishing boats (something pictures just wouldn’t do justice too) and amazing stars.

Have I mention I think it would be great to have a camer-aroma?  Sometime the sight just isn’t the same without the smell.

I’m excited to look at all the pictures we have taken from the last few days – including the ones with Vicki and the sa-FAR-iii!.

I think I’ll go look at my pictures now.  It’s the only camera I have with me here at school.

Paul