We spent last Saturday swimming in Lake Malawi. The girls loved splashing and swimming in the clear, warm (compared to our beaches) water. The Lake is the ninth largest lake in the world and the third largest lake in Africa. The water is brilliant blue and clear and apparently is home to colorful fresh water fish like those you would see snorkeling in Hawaii.
The news here is that the borders of Malawi are now closed to all incoming travelers who do not have a residential visa. This is due to the rise in cases in surrounding countries and slight increase in Malawi. We are thankful that we came when we did and didn’t delay our trip with all the things that were happening when we left. We should be able to extend our visas since we are already in country.
Robby is working on some welding projects. He has more details on his Facebook page. But basically it is a challenge because the electricity constantly surges and causes uneven welding power… or something. But it will be wonderful when he is able to do the welding because he is making the upper balcony rails safer with more bars which will keep the kids safer as they play. Right now it is covered with chicken wire which is functional but not very nice looking and it is rusting quickly so it will not last.
Abby has been pretty intent on catching butterflies and chicks. She has caught many butterflies and a few chicks with the help of a few willing adults. The property here has quite an abundance of animals. There are always chickens with their chicks following along. They also have goats, pigs, cows and some guard dogs. Not to mention all the monkeys that live in the trees and love to peek in the windows and torment the kids in the hopes of a banana. We also have plenty of bats above our ceiling. When the sun goes down the girls say, the monkeys are in bed and the bats are awake! They are both noisy but I prefer the monkeys…
Robby looked at a car this week that looks promising. It won’t be available until July so we will keep looking but if we don’t find anything else we will hopefully have a car in July!
We are continuing to do home renovations in our little apartment on the weekend. Our current project is to tile the countertop in our kitchen. It previously was bare wood which was difficult to keep clean. I covered it with clear plastic so I could at least wipe it clean. But Robby bought us some beautiful tile and we are working on getting it installed. Our hope is to leave the apartment more functional so those who use it after us can enjoy it!
We have all had colds for a while. It has made everyone irritable. I just started getting it this week and I have no patience. So pray that it goes away quickly!
That’s our week!
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