Day 11 - Tuesday 28 May
Zomba, Malawi
This was our last day in Zomba, and we were enjoying not having to rush away to our next destination too quickly!
 |
| David took this photo of me buying fresh fruit on the street |
 |
| Ketzia pretending to make tea like Mommy :) |
We arranged to get together with Sangwani's family again, to see them one more time while we were in Zomba. Sangwani was in Blantyre (1 hour away) for the morning doing a job, but he said it was no problem to come back and meet us at lunch. In the meantime, we wanted to give the children a chance to run and play together, so around 9am we picked up Betty, Mado, Siphiwe, and Keziah in town and went to the Zomba Botanical Gardens!
The Botanical Gardens were a great place for the kids to run, play, and climb around while we strolled through.
 |
| Ketzia had no fear! |
 |
| sleepy girl with no morning nap, again |
 |
| don't you just love 2-3 year olds in group photos?? |
We walked around in the Botanical Gardens until about 10:30, when we drove to a restaurant in town called Domino. The reason we picked this particular restaurant is because it sported a playground, which made it an appealing spot for parents with young, energetic children! Our family had actually visited Domino the night before for dinner, to scout it out, and then arranged to take Sangwani and his family out for lunch there. While we were waiting for food, and for Sangwani to arrive from Blantyre, the kids enjoyed the playground.
 |
| I'm SURE this playground equipment would be condemned by Health & Safety in the USA or the UK, it was old and metal and had sharp corners and broken pieces, but the kids sure had fun on it! |
 |
| Ketzia's first time on a 'big kid' swing! |
 |
| time for food - the kids unanimously requested chicken and chips, and the adults had pizza |
Poor Sangwani, who was trying to get back from Blantyre in time to join us for lunch, ended up on a very slow minibus and was very delayed. We saved him some food, and thankfully he came in time that we were able to spend a little bit of time with him as well as his family. :)
It was really nice to get to spend some extra time with their family. Usually our visits to students are way too short!
 |
| saying goodbye |
We returned to camp in time to let the kids have a late nap that afternoon. That evening was our last meal at Casa Rossa. We had a very tasty dinner - the kids had bolognaise, David had saltimbocca (chicken wrapped in bacon), and I had beef filet! We sat on the terrace watching the sunset while we ate. :) It was a great way to end a great extended weekend in Zomba.
No comments:
Post a Comment