In Which we Find More Hot & Food That JB Likes

October 31^st- November 1^st: Saturday & Sunday

Saturday began with the hottest shower I have had in recent memory. Blissful. After packing Jim, JB and I piled into the car and setout for Lagogo mall in search of an early morning milkshake. Our hopes where dashed however when we learned that the coffee shop was all out of ice cream. Curses. On the way to the mall, while stopped at a light (which was green incidentally, just to help you understand how superfluous traffic lights are in Uganda) I spied a series of signs saying things about cheap furniture and excellent deals on couches. one caught my eye however. It read:

Women

Like It

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Perfectly innocent I’m sure but still rather humorous. Next we stopped at Capital, a large and spacious shopping center which spanned two stories connected by an escalator. JB and I did shopping for Jenny while Jim got his things. My foot was really hurting me by this point so I was realived when we piled in the car and set out for Jinja.

On the way I told Jim and JB of my climb up Kili. We arrived in Jinja where Jimbo picked up two pictures he had ordered. Actually Jim only ordered one but they seemed to think otherwise so he got two. Then he mailed some letters and we set out on the road again. Another few hours found us in Mbale where we stopped at the Landmark for lunch. There for the first time on the trip JB actually enjoyed the food we made him eat.

That evening after running a few errands in Mbale we camped out at the Shelbournes who are gone on furlough. Jim started me on anti-biotics and stuff and I had kept my foot elevated while we ere driving so the swelling had began to reduce a bit. That evening after a warm bath (blissful) we watched Sabrina, the one with Harrison Ford.

We were on the road early that morning. Poor Jim was really tired since he wan’t able to get a lot of sleep the night before. When we got off the tarmac he let me drive so he could try to get some rest although I don’t think my driving helped him out very much. It felt a lot like coming home when we passed through Namalu. The men wearing their crosheted hats, the women in their skirts, the kids without pants. We pulled into the Okkens compound where Jim and I would be staying since they where gone on furlough. The Tricarico kids came over and helped us unload. We were met inside with a pile of boxes and action packers. The Wrights had moved all of Jim’s thinks from his room and the main house over to the Okkens the day before.

It was slightly strange to be back in church. It seemed so recent that I was saying goodbye and now I am back. It feels different or maybe I am just different. I said hello to the clinic guys and gave Logiel Mark a hug. That afternoon Jim and I unpacked, put away his (actually now its our) vast store of food and got settled in.