A very important part of the program for Maud’s mom is ‘meet & greet’, cause she wants to check out who we hang out with, and people want to check out the Dutch mom. First & most very important is of course visiting Bram’s Motswana mother, Maud’s mom-in-law, Mme Binkie.
We have to show off some culture also, starting with the museum in Mochudi. The building used to be a school, owned by the Dutch Reformed missionaries.
The museum is a bit run down, but still interesting. And it’s standing on a hill in the middle of the village, so the view from the rocks around it is stunning.
Another cultural tour: the Matsieng footsteps. This is where the first people came on earth; the giant Matsieng and his followers, humans and animals. The came out of the earth when the rocks were still soft. That’s why there is a deep hole that’s always filled with water, and footprints of people and animals around it, where they first set foot on earth. The gods then put images of the moon and the stars into the rocks to mark the occasion (picture).
And another VIP-event: a braai across the road, with great fillet, pap, salads, and one of Maud’s feared disaster-deserts. This leopard and cheetah prefer their meat juicy, raw and bloody, but will make do with something cooked, as long as they can use their snake-knifes to cut it. Zach took care to pick a the sharpest ones for his girlfriend and himself!
March 10, Bram’s BDay – time to have a decent breakfast, with sunny-side-ups for the madala.
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zo leuk, Marijke, elke keer als er een nieuwkomer in Botswama komt verandert de blog toch een beetje en ziet de dingen weer met "nieuwe"ogen. Kleine dingen in de omgeving die voor Bram en Maud alweer heel gewoon zijn, maar wij zien nog de wereld van verschil. Zo ook nu weer nu jij er net bent. Om een of ander manier kan ik de Comments alleen maar annoniem ondertekenen maar je begrijpt wel dat ik het ben. Tineke
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