We spent most of our Christmas vacation here at home in Tete, Mozambique. Some years this has been a time of homesickness for me, but this year I was happy to be home to decorate and celebrate as a family. Katie came home from boarding school, and it was wonderful to have her cheerily settled into her old room.
Here are a few of the surprises we experienced during the long summer-Christmas break when the kids were out of school, the team was off work, and our own work was done for the year.
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| A Christmas tree on the Zambezi River... |
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| Dhow River tour on the Zambezi. Usually it is a little pricey for us, but when two other families were interested and available, we signed up. Hippos were out bathing, but we didn't see any crocs this time. |
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Tiki, Semu's son, seemed to love trying the recorder
and wouldn't let anyone else play it after he got the chance. |
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They opened a bumper-car park in our town!
They actually worked and added a fun activity to our list of activities we can afford in Tete. |
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| The toy "galleries" on a quiet mountain road in Malawi. |
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| A new tree seed pod... amazing fluff packed into the pod. Maybe it is kapok? |
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| Some surprises aren't that nice. This was possibly the most depressing ice-cream shop in the world. Outside it was promising, but instead of quirky African decor, inside there was basically nothing. No lights, no paint, no tables- nothing but an ice-cream machine in the corner humming away hopefully. We giggled through melting vanilla ice-cream cups, and tipped the waiter with a smile. |
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