Having a Huge Braai, Hiking, Swimming in mountain waterfalls, and Frisbee… Could it get better?!
This past weekend Will’s (another doctor working with Dr. Pons) girlfriend and close friend came for a visit from Joburg, SA which was a ton of fun. Saturday night we got together with Jono and Helen, Will’s friends, and “The Four” for a huge barbeque (Braai in South Africa) and we pulled out all the stops! Three different kinds of meat, rice, salad, Potato salad, sweet potatoes, papaya, chakalaka and CAKE!
That next morning we went on a big hike in one of the game reserves on the western side of the country. Our hike led us from the top of the ridge down into a valley filled with lush landscapes, great rock formations, and beautiful waterfalls. As the Swazi summer is starting to ramp up now, some people in our group of 7 decided to take a little dip in the pools underneath the waterfalls; very cold, but quite refreshing with the sun beating down on us. The only casualty was Grace’s pride as she took an unfortunate spill into rushing water; thankfully no physical pain and a good laugh after she was dry!
After our hike, we met up with some people in Mbabane for a game of ultimate. Our group consisted of Swazis, Mozambiquans, Afrikaaners, South Africans, Canadians, Middle Easterners and Americans (quite a few other than just us). We had some great fun and were invited to play in an Ultimate Frisbee tournament being held Joburg in October.
All in all, this was a great past weekend. For those keeping up with our activities, the secret garden is going well (putting in a new road to get a tractor in… I’ve had enough of manual labor!), Brad and Grace are in the swing of the school season, Eric is having great success as both a surgeon and teacher for Will, I will be meeting with a psychologist on Monday to discuss working with the government on their counseling (private and group) protocols. This looks to be a big week!
Sorry all for this blog entry being late, Swaziland is in the middle of a very dry time of the year and many places are catching fire and burning the telephone polls which have left us again without internet.
-Ben
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