Our Day of Rest, but not really.

Sunday was a busy day for us, we had only been in Mutomo for 1 full day, but there was still plenty for us to do. 

Sunday Morning:

Meg and Laura got up for 8 am mass with the rest of Mutomo, although many go to various churches in the town. There was lots of singing, clapping, and swaying – the music was beautiful! They even had a bird flying around inside for special effects (really though, he was either stuck or eating the bugs on the ceiling). After they were invited to tea at the Sister’s convent.

Northe went for a 2 hour long walk with a doctor and dentist through the bush and mountains of Mutomo. The views were incredible, and many small children followed them as they walked past their farms. They also saw some safari ants, which move together in a large group all at one time. 

Safari Ants

Walking, notice the baobab tree on the right. 

First Laundry Attempt:

Overall, it went great. Hand washing all your laundry on the back porch is not as easy as it sounds. After 2 hours, we finally hung up our clothes on the line, just as it started to rain. And then pour. In a place that had gone 13 months without rain we certainly have seen our fair share already. 

Doing Laundry

Sunday Night Dinner:

We had homemade guacamole with fried rice. The market strangely has all the ingredients for guac; avocados, chilis, tomatos, onion, garlic, cilantro, and limes. The four avocados we used were huge and the equivalent of about 8 Hass avocados. We decided it was going to go bad if we didn’t eat it all so we decided to finish it all in one sitting. Fortunately we didn’t get sick! This is our first time eating raw vegetables from the Market and so we washed them in water with a drop of bleach to clean the outsides.