It’s time to tell you all some of our hardships, so you won’t think this is Endless Fun Paradise.
First there are the insects, especially when sunset is near (and the whole night). Luckily this isn’t a malaria-area, but still the mosquito’s sing & sting, so you have to fight them with covering yourself (and be incredibly sweaty), Doom mosquito coils (Maud is about the only one in Botswana who doesn’t mind the smell) and Peaceful Sleep spray. A zillion other big and small flying and creeping creatures come alive as soon as the sun sets, supposed to be harmless, but very annoying. The ants are everywhere every time, so it’s heaven our yard doesn’t have red or soldier ants. Insects also mean itching from the stings you get despite all the counterattacks.
Than our bakkie has it’s own way of complaining about a year negligence. By now all the wiring is replaced. What started with a few fuses we had to replace ended with a car full of smoke and quite a few melted down wires. Now the fan belt is wobbly and the water pump is shaky. But when Motushi has seen to that when we’re in Serowe, it’ll be in mint condition again.
One of the worst things is washing Maud’s hair with only a bucket and an outside tap, but we won’t bother you with a detailed report on that ordeal.
We solved the ‘no tele’-problem by buying a couple of dvd’s (4 to 7 films per dvd for less them 6 euro, produced in China and sold at the supermarket, most of them filmed in a cinema, which makes it more realistic, you hear the crackling popcorn bags and all).
Last but not least: how much peanut butter (smooth & crunchy) can one digest? It time for:
bramenmaud’s Big Peanut butter sandwich Contest
First prize: Maud’s groundnut soup
Second prize: Faya Lobby hot peanut butter
Third prized: freshly roasted peanuts
Save us from boredom by giving us your recipes to make the old peanut butter sandwich more interesting.
Click on ‘comment’ (not on the icon beside ‘comment’) to enter this fabulous contest. The judges will decide on March 10 (this should liven up Bram’s birthday :-)
1 comment:
the "hardships" add a real african flavour to yr. report, but summing up yr life doesn't sound too hard. Here we have a daily struggle with the hardship of facelifting the bathroom. Moreover yr 'Oubaas'vader Reinold strained an ankle so I've plenty excuse not to get involved in daily toolbox meetings. Look out please for hungry lions.
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