Fun days!

18/10

We got here. God knows we struggled, but we made it! Driving in extreme heat for 5 hours was clearly too much for our poor vehicle as he decided to overheat about an hour away from the final destination. Thankfully there were a couple of locals around to offer their help. Whilst fixing the car up with coolant, we discovered another, more serious issue, so we knew that even if we made it to town, it would be straight to the mechanics workshop.
Thankfully our car is now fine.
The great news is that I was fed more fresh food than I could eat. The owner of the hostel took me around his property and I got to pick mulberries, gooseberries and fresh mint with my own hands to accompany the salad (papaya, apple, cucumber, watermelon). I also ordered some freshly squeezed papaya-orange juice. Fruit overdose, sooo good!

Although struggling with time due to the broken vehicle, I managed to get a bit of shopping done and purchased around 100 dollars worth of aloe vera and coconut drinks as well as grapes, oranges and of course, stacks of Dettol antibacterial hand wipes, which I never leave behind when leaving the house.

The next day we drove to the lake with our “fancy” rental car. It was a Toyota, pretty much the same make as Bea, but smaller and a lot older. Can’t complain though, as the aircon was almost working and it didn’t break down on us once! I guess it’s an upgrade after all. The views at the bay were just stunning. And the amount on colorful fish (cichlids) you could see through the clear still water, even from the bay- just stunning. Mind you, I decided to stay on the shore (as I am still freaked out about the worms that crawl under your skin).

So far so good but!