A Slight Delay

Well I had to make a trip out to the city tonight.

We have been without internet out at our compound for almost a week now.  I did not think it was that bad until I came in tonight and loaded my e-mail and saw all the e-mails which I missed.

I do not have much time on the internet because it is expensive here but I guess I can comment on what is on my mind right now.

We have transported a bunch of materials to Kasese and have started demolition on one of the duplex's here.

We got harassed by a policeman yesterday.  I believe he was taking advantage of me, at least trying to, because I was white.  After Timeyo explained it to me later he said that the policeman thought I was new in the country and that he could have his way with me because of that.

Well in the end I think that the amount of English which I threw at him frustrated him enough to let me go.

 

Taking Linda to school

 

As it turns out, he was a new on the job and wanted to do a little flexing of the muscles.  It was a rare occurrence as I have not had that happen too many times.  But it was strange today as I was driving to the city a policeman asked me for a bribe.

Two of these happening so close together was the strange part.

Besides that, Araceli and I came across some avocadoes yesterday and we devoured them.  They were awesome.  But we saved the seed and are planting it tomorrow so we can have more later.

 

We hung out a planter outside of our kitchen window and planted herbs in it, just yesterday there started to be tiny little sprouts coming out of the dirt.  This was the most eventful thing which happened yesterday.

 

Araceli and I taking scones and coffee to have breakfast with Timeyo (she baked them)

 Besides that all else is Africa.  Our dog was attacked by a rabid dog and died a few days later.  Somehow our cat is still alive although it runs around all the time.  but we keep it inside at night as she is good at catching the cockroaches.
 

 

I was sorting through some things the other day and came across my collection of smoking pipes which I whittled last year.  I went and got some tobacco from one of the huts in the village and tried smoking it but the design of the pipe is not the best so it did not work.

When we get internet back I can write a more thorough and less scattered post.

The sun is setting now and I need to get on the road and get home before it gets dangerous to drive.