Trip to Kinwicka

There are times when living so far from our children, grand children and other family members can be very difficult....these are times when there is either a great celebration or sadness and we are too far to really be a part of that.....when we are concerned about health or a new baby is on the way.....a child getting engaged.....birthdays....but we are here and need to always look for what it is here that is our purpose for this time.  It is so wasteful to live in a parenthesis of time......to wait for something in the future that will be more to our liking......seems grim, I know....just thoughts I'm having lately.....

The New Year has started and I wanted to share the decorations along the road.....things are pretty much the same.  Since so many were away for the holidays, Mary Ann decided to set up a boat trip to Kinwicka....a "resort" that has a few cottages and a restaurant that is actually quite nice.  You sit outside and there is a breeze.....quite lovely.  We took a boat to get to the restaurant since it is on the river and that was a delight.

Mo, Anne, Ruby, Mary Ann

Anna, Joan, Bhavna, me

Nempanzu Hotel with sunken ship in the river

Village along the river

River Taxi

 At first we thought it was children playing in the river but then realized that it was fishermen setting their nets.  It is very interesting....they set the nets below the surface of the water and there is only a water bottle or piece of styrofoam that shows the spot where the net is....so great care must be made to not drive the boat over the nets.  Thankfully there are no Crocodiles in these waters since they are so brackish.

Arriving at Kinwicka

The Knwicka Burger

 Lunch was very nice.  We all enjoyed our time so much.  The drivers came and took us back to Kimbumba by car.  What a great start to 2012