We woke this morning at the Little Servant Sisters of Mary Immaculate Lodge in Kasisi a community near Lusaka. Mass was first, just up the hill and we had a hearty breakfast at the convent dining room and took a ride into Lusaka with Lucky as our driver. We took the truck so John and John rode in the back. Our destination was the East Park Craft market, a place where local artisans sell their wares. We all had a good idea of what we wanted and stocked up on the articles. We purchased a lot of paintings, aprons, woodcarvings and decorative items. John G bought a large ironwood water buffalo and a rhino. We were teasing him he may not be allowed to take them in his carryon as they could be a weapon.
At lunch those of us, tired of chicken, ate at a burger place and those who still liked fried chicken, at the old favourite Hungry Lion.
The day we left Mporokoso one of the students, about 12, was out hanging a wash on the school grounds before class. He was bitten by a venomous snake and rushed to hospital for anti-venom medication. All is well with him now. In the same thread, a friend who came to visit came to described an incident in their home a week ago. Power was out, and when Maureen got up for a drink of water, she saw something in the corner of the kitchen. A black mamba!!! He husband Vincent quickly dispatched the snake with a slasher. Seems he was easy to catch because of its last big meal… a big rat! See photo. They also told a story about the time a cobra that was spotted in the rafters of the church during mass!!!
Tomorrow we catch a flight to Addis Abba and then on to Toronto and arrive in Halifax on March 17th...if all goes well. 🤞
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Black mamba that was in Maureen and Vincent's
home. Note its last meal, the rat. |
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| Picking avocados. |
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| Bought some paintings from this fellow. |
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| Beatrice, she sold us aprons. |
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| Sold an other Andrew Daka painting. |
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Lunch in Lusaka, Colleen, Winnie, Lucky,
John MI, John G, Charlotte. |
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| Menu. 100 kawatcha = $7.17 |
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| Hungry Lion fans. |
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| The Johns rode in the back. |
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| Succulent tree. |
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| Mushroom gatherer. |
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| John G, Sr Gloria, Betty Jane, Sr Lillian, Charlotte. |
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| The Kasisi lodge buildings. Awesome place, spotless and great food. |
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