Oct 29We have been tired from all our adventures, and actually slept about 10 hours last night! In the morning, we drove up to Kenema and visited the Broadway School- a newer school with around 40 students. The Wiebe girls interacted with the children while the Wiebe men painted a few of the walls bright orange- you will be able to see the color on Richard’s shirt, shorts, & sandals when we get back.
During the drive, we came across a HUGE mud hole with 2 delivery trucks stuck in it about a few dozen people digging, pushing, & “supervising” around them. The men in the vehicle went to check it out, and our driver thought he could make it through once the 1 delivery truck was out of the way. With the boys outside watching (and Richard videotaping) our driver gathered some speed and managed to drive through the mud hole- mud to the top of our tires and splattered to the top of the windshield!
We arrived back at our hotel, ready to relax at the poolside with some supper. After swimming, the ever-threatening thunder clouds finally let loose, so we went to a (corrugated tin) covered patio to wait it out. It was only then that the wind picked up, violently shaking the tarps- the only thing keeping the driving rain from coming inside the patio! In the midst of all this, our waitress brought us our food- covered with a tray and she herself dressed in a blanket. Now that’s what I call service (she got a great tip!)
S.W.
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