Family Time

After having 3 weeks of different guests, we decided to have a little family outing in the forest. We took a bucket with plantains, coco-yams, matches and a machete to have ourselves a little picnic. We waded through the mud and muck for a while, then followed the path to an enormous tree that had been cut down and milled. Avele followed us and we were glad for his company, though I was surprised that he slipped off without any of the other Baka kids noticing and following too! The kids climbed around the felled tree, which made quite a fun playground, while Nathan started a fire and cooked our snack and I swatted the filaria flies. We are so blessed to be able to step into a National Geographic magazine and have such amazing adventures!

Pets

Boaz is not only a chick magnet...but a critter magnet as well. For the past couple of days, he's been carrying around this rhino beetle on a leash so it won't fly away. Well, tonight he left it in the veranda and the dog kind of chomped on it. But, though he's sad about the big bug...he still has his pet chameleon and is actively looking for crickets to feed it.

Travel Troubles

Sorry for the view...butt, this is a common one when we travel nowadays. In the past 3 weeks Nathan has changed a flat tire at least a dozen times, and not always the same tire! Keep in mind that we only drive 1-2 times a week. You figure out the average! Compare this to our first term where he changed a tire (maybe) 3 times in 3 years. Crazy! I guess we need to take some time and replace the tubes, instead of having them patched...though it's always a different hole each time. But, Nathan's such a pro at this now that he has a system and his tire changing "kit", including the yellow tarp, handy at all times and can switch out the tire with the spare in less than 7 minutes! Other than the tires and a bit of shaking and wobbling that wasn't there before, and a few other minor details...we are praising God that our Hilux was able to be fixed and that we are making good use of it until we find something to better suit our needs.