This morning we left in two small vans for a township abou 45 minutes away. Do you remember the pictures I sent from Soweto? Well, we were in one home which was one of the better ones. We met a lovely lady (Mama) who is 70 and runs a "homestay". You can stay with her from one night to several months (if you are in the township doing some work project). She loves doing it as she meets so many people and everyone shares their culture. She showed us how she made bread (already had some rising) and various other things (I have the recipes). While she was finishing up our lunch, we walked around the "shanty town looking "side (Not a shantytown as that has no services. Thisplace had electricity but no water or bathrooms in the "homes".) Most are metal sided, many with rocks holding the roofs down -- as per the picture I took in Soweto. Our guide lives there. We saw her bedroom -- lovely with a nice bedspread, pillows, etc. but not much bigger than her bed. She lives with her brother and aunt who have their own bedrooms. They share a cooking area and go across the street for the bathroom, shower and communal clothes washing stations. Kids and people everywhere as it was Saturday. We then walked back to Mama's for a delicious lunch.
We were back by 1:30 and spent the afternoon sorting our stuff out and packing. Re Don's suitcase, it finally showed up four days later all wrapped in shrink plastic. The zipper had been destroyed but nothing seemed to be missing until today. One souvineer (Eleanor's birthday present ) is missing. I guess we were lucky that's all it was. Don has bought a new suitcase and we hope to recover the costs from the airlines.
Tonite we head out for a farewell dinner at an "eclectic restaurant with feasting and entertainment"
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