For the People

Well the last week and a half has been quite busy.  We have gone out 3 times to record bore holes.  We went out last Monday and Friday and then this Monday also.

I am not sure where I should start with this.  The rains here have done quite a number to the roads and there were some villages which we could not reach.

For the rest that we could reach it was a tumultuous ride.  I do not believe I have ever been shook so much.

The day after each bore hole session my hips have always killed me from all the shaking and bouncing around.  And then on one day I was holding onto the grip in the car above my head to stabilize myself but I ended up hurting something in my shoulder because it was pulling on it so much and for so long.


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With all that being said let me talk about what we have done.

In recording these bore holes we are getting a comprehensive layout of the bore holes which will help with future assessment and drilling of new bore holes.  The way we arrange it is we work with a local who knows the villages well and he contacts the villages and we go see them.

So last Monday we went out and started surveying.  It was a gloomy day and it ended up raining all day.  Which to some extent was nice, but to the rest it was just wet.

Agrupa, Timeyo, Me and Agrupa sitting around taking a break with a drink and bread

Friday we went out again but today it was hot and sunny, so I ended up not using my jacket at all.  But we got a lot done this day and I met a lot of little children who are great.

A few of the bore holes we visited were no longer working or had been vandalized as so the people were using the water from the river for cleaning, drinking and such.

This Monday was the same deal.  We left early and went out to two different sections.  One was called Juni and the other is Nkamwankuku.  Both are West of us.  The roads were pretty bad and our time of surveying bore holes to driving was something like 1:42.

One of the roads eroded away by the rain

But we covered all of the two zones and got all of that finished.  The day after each of the survey's though I find myself attached to my bed most of the day.  For no real reason but my body seems to have developed a magnetism towards it.

But all is well.  After being in the sun on Monday I look like a lobster but I am happy we got that done and are close to having all of the bore holes done so we can move on.

Tomorrow I head to Lilongwe because I need to renew my visa.  I also have to work on getting a drivers licence here.  I have a few pieces of mail to send off and I guess while I am at it, pick up a few things and grab a pizza.