African Fire Drills

Are you wondering what an African Fire Drill is??? Well, it is like a Chinese Fire Drill, except you throw in a bathroom break by the side of the car before getting back in....

Craziness, pure craziness! I am in the middle of Africa with two crazy hippies who keep me guessing what I will find around the next turn. We got into the car at 4am so I wasn't really in full mind when we got started so by the first stop a couple of hours into the drive I was very surprised to see the two in front get out, circle around the vehicle...and I am turning to see what is going on, very quickly then turning my head away as I see them squat to do their thing and then get back in the car, switching drivers as they returned, saying nothing to me in the meantime. Little did I know that this was the only kind of bathroom break we were to be taking during our three day road trip into Zambia.

They spit their seeds into a rolled up window...I didn't comprehend until a while after...you know I've seen my father spit seeds while driving, but this is a different kind of spitting seeds, cause they actually don't roll the window down before they do it. I am still struggling to make sense of all I have seen and heard over these past few days! :)

On sunday we had a delightful morning service with the elephants who were less than 20ft away...they trample humans you know, and I wasn't in any zoo...but they were beautiful and let us look on. They really didn't have any choice as there was a small electric fence separating us and them, but it was delightful to see, babies and mammas...loved it.

Lots of monkeys too, Babboons actually running through the area after our visit to Victoria Falls. I did the unthinkable by changing in the middle of the parking lot...I had to...Sal was kind enough to hold a towel up and look the other way. Goodness the experiences over the past few days.

Im in Zambia now and half settled...haven't seen my home yet, but there is a bunch of Owls living above me who keep me company at night. Their noises sound like a big heavy breathing man outside my window but after I got over the initial scare all was fine.

Love you all...pray for me, BIG TIME!