We have very little time to spend on the Internet.The trip was hard, especially b/c of the heavy carry-on...and especially the 12 hours on the bus where we had to hold those bags on our laps... We left at 6:00ish from the bus station and promptly got in a jam b/c of the bus inspection in front of us, which costs us over an our. Then we met construction and during one detour had a blow out and burned breaks in the mountains, which were being burned off (flames like a grass fire right beside the road). When we stopped for lunch, they changed the tire and checked the breaks. We got into Mafinga around 7 PM and the big dump truck from VST came with cheers from the folks meeting us. We all hoisted the checked luggage (25 pieces) into the dump truck and it left for Madisi. We had dinner and went to bed. This morning we had breakfast and were sent on a 2 hour limit scavenger hunt, which included different Swahili greetings for different aged people, bartering for certain items, and asking directions to different places (bus stop/PO).
We are about to leave to go to Madisi to begin our training. Our bus is here now, so must go.
Much love.
Gary and Joanne
