Field Trip Weekend

Saturday morning, Sabrina, Osama and I went for a little field trip with the Yogurt Mamas. The Yogurt Mamas sell their yogurt in bulk quantities to Shaloom (an HIV care house here in Mwanza) so we were all invited to attend the Shaloom Youth Centre’s Talent Show. We asked Mama Joyce to arrange a daladala to transport all of us there, but I did not have high hopes for attendance from the Yogurt Mamas. My did they prove me wrong – eight of the ten mamas came and in matching pink outfits no less! The MC included the Yogurt Mamas in his introductions of special guests, so they were able to receive some recognition for all the hard work they do.

All the performances were great, but as with any event the audience is often as fascinating as the show itself. One particular young girl, sitting in a blue child-size lawnchair, caught my eye. She had brought her little twin brothers to watch the show, but both were a little tuckered partway through the performance. From her little plastic chair, this remarkable little girl (like some many African kids) doubled as a parent…amazing.

Sunday we spent the day at Tunza Lodge – very reminiscent of a day at the cottage in Snug Harbour. After breakfast we went out wakeboarding, and despite being a year out of practice, I managed to get up on my first try. I can now check “wakeboard in lake where crocodiles live” off my list of personal challenges! Later, Jan (the owner of Tunza) took us out to a very cool rock peninsula. Here are Sabrina and I in the rock den.

My inner Georgian Bay kid decided it was essential to climb to the highest rock, so with Jan’s help we went exploring. Here I am pondering my next move –this is about the time I decided to get serious and lose the purse!