A Quick Trip

This image was sent to me by Margarita.  She was one of the people who came on the last trip.  This was during one of the pharmacies.  I remember that I was smiling at the boy in the middle and he got embarrassed.

It i Friday now.  We did not do much for Thanksgiving last night.  The cook prepared a large pot of rice with a side of chicken.  It was good.  I have decided to become more pro-active on the next trip I make out here and bring different spices and goods with me to make some special food.


On Wednesday, Father Joe and I went into Lilongwe.  He had a meeting and I had to renew my visa.  So I got up at 4:30 and we were gone by 5:00.  The fuel shortage before was bad, but now it is worse.  Fuel is becoming harder and harder to find and the prices are continually going up.  So we had to plan this trip well and we had to stop along the way to get some black market fuel.

When we reached Lilongwe we went to Teresa's house and grabbed a quick snack (it was about 8:20) then we went and dropped Father Joe and Father Livinius (he was already in town) at the Cathedral and Timeyo and I went to the immigration office.  When I got there, there was no line so I got right in and went to renew my visa.

I had to argue with the guy forever because he wanted to charge me for a 2 month visa and I was only going to be there 1 month and 4 days.  But in the end he won so I paid him his money and went on my way.

The rest of the day I spent at Teresa's house playing with the girls and napping.

Father Joe was in the meeting all day and he returned around 5:30.  We had a quick snack and were on our way back (at this time it was about 6:30).  We stopped and grabbed a couple pizzas and headed on the road.

My seat was located on top of the emergency brake and my footrest was just shy of the gear shifter.  So it was not a very fun ride.  But as we went and we were eating pizza, Father Joe and I ended up singing Christmas Carols the whole way home.  The trip went by fast to say the least.

But when I got home I was tired and grabbed some food and went to sleep.

Transportation has been extremely limited.  There are very few cars on the road now as fuel has reached about $10 a gallon and rising.

Before

So the rest of the week will be spent at home and working here.  I finished re-organizing the pharmacy today and now all the medicine is in alphabetical order with labels.  I took care of a few spiders and roaches on the way which I was happy about.

 After

After

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