Saturday, March 10

Following our visit to the hippos, we stopped at a grocery store for a few items. It was the first time I used rand to purchase something. Cerwin had been the one paying for things and meals prior to this. He was not along on this drive.

We were all hungry, so each of us purchased something to drink at this vendor. A few also bought cookies.

A friendly truck driver.

On the road again – heading to Phil and Kates.

The truck stop we passed a few times on this trip.

We almost always saw animals on the road on this stretch of highway.

Warthogs – a familiar sight on Phil and Kate’s farm lane.

Home

The heads of the animals, shot by our guys, were salted and curing next to the butcher shop. Left to right: Cerwin’s nyala, Jere’s nyala, Ian’s impala, and Jared’s warthog

I was interested in seeing Ian’s impala. Victor opened the large refrigerator where it was hanging.

Pretty flowers I noticed as I walked toward the house.

There was a leftover “sandwich” from the men’s lunch. Kristen, Jana, Jesse, and I each enjoyed a wedge. This was made with leftover meat and vegies from a previous meal. Kate and Steffie are creative in using leftovers. There was a name for this sandwich, but I forget what Kate called it.

It reminded me of a panini. I found a similar sandwich online that was called a jaffel.

Fisana setting the table for supper

I love this picture of her!

Victor working in a flowerbed.

Shortly after we sat down in the sitting area behind the house, Jethro began wining. We told Jesse that we think he wants to go swimming. Jesse said, “Jethro, do you want to go swimming?” Jethro jumped up, pulled Jesse’s towel from the back of the chair, and dragged it toward the pool. 🙂

Needless to say, Jesse went swimming.

Shortly before supper Kate brought Jared an appetizer – a plate of impala testicles!

Jared thinking about the texture and taste.

I am not sure how this happened. However, Jared let Phil know that he would like to taste impala testicles. 🙂 There were a few others (like me) who also ventured a taste. It reminded me of soft sausage.

Maybe the idea came to Jared when Phil explained to us that nothing in a butchered animal goes to waste in Africa.

In the United States they are called Mountain Oysters or Prairie Oysters. I do not know if there is a name for them in Africa.

Supper included pot bread – made by Kate.

Potato salad. There was also spinach (not photographed).

Chicken

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As each day came to a close I became keenly aware that our time in Africa was coming closer to an end and I determined to soak in every fabulous minute.

We still had five more days!