Talent Tuesday
I
know there will be a number of you that are starting to feel cold, or at least
thinking about it coming soon. We on the other hand are starting to get hot; in
fact very hot, with this week all temperatures to be above 30oC (approx 90oF).
Now part of the reason we love living in Melbourne is because it is renowned
for having “4 seasons in one day”, so the shock of back-to-back days of heat,
coupled with it being only November is proving a little prickly to bear! But we
live on!
Every
time it’s hot like this, I reminisce about the time I had felt this hot,
knowing that the place to cool off was only a sandy walk away… Lake Malawi. What a
delightful spot it is. It was hot, very hot, and even the water a little tepid,
but nonetheless a wonderful part of the world when you’ve got nothing else to
think about but keeping cool and eating mangoes (when in season of course).
Near where we camped was the biggest mango tree we had ever seen, and the fruit
itself was just lolling on the ground, waiting to be scooped up and instantly
consumed. Exquisite.
The
lake itself, what a setting it is. It’s definitely one of those postcard
picture perfect beach settings. It’s so big you cannot see the other side.
That’s us in the photo playing in the shallows; having a lot of fun. Quite exceptional
really.
We
had camped at the Lake for a dose of well deserved R&R.
This had been the order for two days, especially as the batteries needed
recharging. From memory, we were at about day 10 of 20-odd days erecting and
dismantling the tent nightly. The thought of being able to not do it for one
morning and night was almost blissful. Things you don’t think about when you
say yes to a 4-week camping safari!
When
we finally moved, it was off to the other side of the Lake, the Zambian side.
Here the rain came down like nothing we’ve seen in these parts for a very long
time, and it was so constant too’ if only it could have head Melbourne way.
Parts of Africa may definitely lack, and may not have some things that we brag
about but they have rain and green grass aplenty.
Given
that we were on our way to Victoria Falls, we hoped that all this good rain
would have the Falls flowing like never before! We actually had no idea if this
rain headed that way but it’s worth wishing for...
We
spent a few more days catching up on more resting and reading and eating and
sleeping, oh and some mandatory playing... The Lake certainly reenergised us,
more so than we may have first realised as it has turned out. This was further
emphasised by the cricket game we managed to firstly explain to the locals, and
then execute to everyone’s great delight just put the icing on the cake, so to
speak. Wherever there is good fun to be had, and a little game or two to play,
who worries about not being able to understand each other’s language! Many
lessons were extrapolated from that one game of cricket alone, and that example
has, interestingly enough, been used a number of times since...
Usually along the lines of; just because a person doesn’t look like you, or even speak your language, doesn’t mean you can’t learn from them, and vice versa; where there’s a bat and a ball, many variations of any game (and even life for that matter) can surface; when all parties are laughing out loud, there’s no room for the day-to-day stuff that can drag us all down; etc. traveling is of course a great educator.
Happy Travels
the entrepreneurial mother™
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