Livingstone, Our Second Home!

We’ve been to Livingstone several times this trip and it seems that the Protea is home, at least for the next five nights.

Most of yesterday was spent packing the crate and visiting the kids at The Haven for the last time.  Unfortunately, I was helping with the exams and the certificates for the class Beckie and I taught.  As it worked out, we didn’t get the certificates printed until around 23:30 (11:30 pm) last night.  In between the certificates, I had to pack.  We did have a great treat last night however.  Rod and Sue Calder made potjie [ˈpɔɪki].  It is a Afrikaans word for “little pot”.  It was a wonderful stew made with wildebeest.  It also cooks slowly over an open fire all day and the meat was so tender.  Apparently, it was a dish that developed as the original settlers traveled across the bush.  It was a wonderful sendoff.

Webster invited Ian and Ben to his Church this morning and of course, they needed a driver.  The three of us headed to Kalomo after breakfast to attend the Magrimond Church of Christ.  After a few false starts and wrong turns, Webster met us near the hospital and guided us there.  It was right next door to his home.  It was the exact place where we drove him when he was so ill.  It was good to see it in the daylight.  Church went great except for the preacher.  He wasn’t prepared!!!!  As the service started, the song leader introduced the visitors and said one was doing communion and one was the speaker.  Unfortunately, they had failed to mention to Ben and me.  I made it through but will be prepared in the future.

 

We rushed back to the Hamby House for lunch, said goodbyes, and headed to Livingstone.  Since we haven’t had water for over a week, we all rushed into our rooms at the Protea and had showers.  We really feel like we are back in civilization.  Ellie texted that they got water about an hour after we left.

We had a great banquet at Olga’s Italian Restaurant.  They had a garden area and the food was great.  Now for several days of adventures in the “adventure capital of Zambia.”