This is What Makes Work Fun

I'm really tired so posting about the grand ol vacation will have to resume tomorrow after work. I got home a little while ago after spending 10 hours trying to get some fruit and vegetables in town for all the drop in centers. It was quite the fiasco. This morning, after getting checks signed and turning in a check request, we got a ride to town from a woman who was visiting Kodumela. When we got to the bank to cash the check, the check wasn't filled out correctly, so we couldn't get any money (one thing that's hard about relying on public transport and living an hour from town). We hiked up the hill to John and Mary's office to pick up some receipts that I had asked for, picked up some popcorn and two ice cream bars along the way, then hiked back down to the taxi rank to catch a taxi going to Metz. We got back to the office, got a new check filled out, and then headed back out to the road to find a ride (hoping it wouldn't be too hard considering it was after 2). With the help of Aubrey (a taxi driver) and Rufus (a teacher leaving the high school he works at in Lorraine and heading home to Lenyenye) we made it back to the bank with a few minutes to spare and were able to cash the check before they closed. We met up with Polivia and another woman from the office and walked to pick up some Jik Bleach (used by carers for water treatment at patients' homes). The four of us carried 5 boxes from the pharmacy across town to the Fruit&Veg. Rejoice and I carrying our boxes in our hands, Polivia and the other woman walking with them on their heads. At Fruit&Veg we managed to buy enough butternut, cabbage, potatoes, and onions for the 7 drop in centers to serve one veggie a meal to the kids for the rest of this month. We piled all of the food into the back and Selo (who seems to be our regular driver for food purchasing) drove us to each center to drop everything off. Here is what we looked like in the Fruit&Veg parking lot... the parking attendant guy even wanted to jump in.

And now it's time for Rooibos, my book, and my bed. This is Metz Village signing off.