Boat trip, canoe hunt, burning bricks

Day 18, 19, 20, 21:

Haven't had a chance to post much in the last few days cause of lack of wifi.

Sunday 24th:

Went on a day boat trip with a few of the volunteers, AJ, her two adorable kids (Thoko & Ezmeqie), Caroline, Luke, Gregor, Tom, Theo, Ali, Meg, Kyle and Sam.

We did some rock jumping, frisbee, beach volleyball and had a BBQ. One of my best days here so far
 
 

Monday 25th:

In the morning I looked after the basket ladies while kids read to me. Theo and I played with Toko on the rocks of the lake and she made 'leaf soup' for us... She's 3, with the cheekiest, cutest smile I've ever seen. But she knows it...!

  

Tuesday 26th:

One of the basket ladies finished her basket... First one done!!!

Went up to the school at around 11 and watched some local musicians performing for the kids. They all got up and danced which was cute.

I then explained to them the whole story of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat with them (with the help of one of their teachers translating for the kids who's English wasn't as good). Hopefully tomorrow we'll start on scenes or learning a song.

Met a a kiwi guy called Isaac who'd been out visiting his sister who was volunteering, but she'd gone home and he was staying on to travel for a bit on his bicycle.

He decided to join Hector and Wesley on their big trip 120km up the lake in Malawian canoe, up to near Livingstonia. They invited me too but I still have to finish off my time volunteering here and I was ready to leave with so many of my projects unfinished.

I went into town with Hector and Isaac to meet one of the locals called McDonald who they are trying to buy two canoes off... it was unsuccessful. 

We then wandered up and down the beach and also next to Aqua Africa to ask loads of locals if they know anyone who wants to sell their canoe. Again... unsuccessful. 

We had a beer on some old abandoned balcony area and saw the sunset. We also saw quite a vicious fight that had just broken out between two guys who jumped out of nowhere and rolled around on the sand wrestling and throwing big punches at each other. Hector and Isaac ran down onto the beach with some locals to break it up, but I stayed well away! 

Got back to catch the end of the musicians who were playing for everyone, then we all had a BBQ on the beach/deck that the boys had organised which was great.
 Tom, Jackson and I 

 Jackson the best barman in the world
His first ever selfie :')

Wednesday 27th:

Looked after the basket ladies in the morning while the school kids (attempted to) read to me.

After lunch at Aqua Africa  I went on the truck with the boys to shovel sand to take to the new school AJ is building. Once we'd done that we stayed at the site in the evening, watching them 'cook' the bricks in a furnace type construction.... with few beers and some Malawi gin of course!