Sunday 28th July 2024

 Sunday 28th July 

By Jess Collier 

Today was a lovely relaxed day. We had a calm start with a delicious breakfast at 8am. We gathered our Kwacha and headed off to the market to all buy the exact same thing ( Tiki Heads). We split into pairs and all had a go at bargaining our way into cheaper prices. I walked out satisfied with my purchases such as my matching earrings with Elodie and then headed back for lunch from the supermarket opposite. My friends and I spent a sunny few hours in and out of the pool. 

At two we ventured to






Makuni Village to take part in traditions when we visited the town palace, such as kneeling and clapping when entering and leaving the room. In the room there was a shrine consisting of elephant tusks and paintings of Lions. In addition we met the Prime Minister of the area. After a small walk and a short visit to another market we surprised the local Rugby team with many donations and Rugby training kit from Ram Rugby. It warmed my heart when I saw all the children's smiles and made me feel grateful for all the things I have. 

For dinner we went to an Italian Restaurant. It was delicious and I got to try some of Mr Horrod's crocodile Pasta which was interesting. To finish the night we played games in the communal area. 

Mum, Dad and Max - I'm missing you lots but having the best time. I can't wait to see you soon, love you lots xx

Sunday 28th July 2024 

By Millie Cleminson 

Today was our 2nd full day of being in Livingstone. We started the day with our largest lie in yet 8am. We had a relaxed morning by the pool before changing our money into Kwacha and then setting off to the local market. Mum and Dad, I am excited to show you what I got. We then came back and ventured across the road to the shops with 100 Kwacha each from Mr Horrod (you would be surprised how much that gets you!). We went to a village to deliver donations and experienced traditional practices when meeting the Prime Minister of the village. We met all the children who were receiving our donations and their overwhelming gratitude was heart warming. 

We headed out for dinner and I had a really yummy Pizza and I even got to try some Crocodile Pasta which was definitely something different for a UK dish. 

Mum, Dad and Elma missing you but having lots of fun 






Comments

  1. Clementine28 July 2024 at 16:06

    Hi everyone, this is Aleisha, (can't change the name from Clementine??!) We are enjoying seeing the photos and hearing all the accounts from each day's adventures. I love finding you in the photos Siolfor-Rose, and it looks as though you are having a great time! We have been busily moving home and we are waiting eagerly for you. Enjoy the last few days and every experience you have. We look forward to hopefully reading a blog from you S-R!!! All our love to you from home, A, H & Z x x x x x

    ReplyDelete
  2. Jeff Cleminson29 July 2024 at 01:31

    Love all of the updates and pictures. Enjoy the last few days, Milly. Can't wait to see you on Thursday and hear all about your adventures. You can have a proper lie in on Friday! :-)

    ReplyDelete
  3. Philippa Collier29 July 2024 at 04:16

    Lovely to hear from you Jess, sounds like another day of amazing experiences. Enjoy the last couple of days, we have missed you!
    Lots of love, Mum, Dad and Max
    PS Max is off travelling with his friends today, he asked me to tell you to keep the bathroom tidy while he is away 😆.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Myers Family29 July 2024 at 12:06

    Juliana and the EH team! All the family are loving reading your blogs, seeing the photos and imagining your adventures. What incredible experiences, what amazing memories you have made. You are all absolute stars! Enjoy the last few days and safe travels home. We can't wait to see you at the airport and to hear all about it! Lots of Love, Dad, Mum, Froofy (your favourite sister), Margo, Barbara and Grandparents xxx

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

First day coaching in Zimbabwe

Image
 Monday 22nd July 2024  By Bess Turpin  Today was our first full day in Zimbabwe, thankfully we were treated with a much needed lie in, 7.30am !! Breakfast was delicious with a range of food including avocado, eggs, toast, fruit and porridge. All full up, we hoped on the bus to our first morning of community projects which was at an old peoples home where we were greeted by an one hundred and eleven year old lady. We were split into groups which were given various tasks such as painting, brick laying and litter picking. I was tasked with removing plaster off a room wall in prep for it to be painted. We meticulously scraped plaster off the walls until the bare brick was exposed. After this hard work we had lunch and moved straight on to coaching which was hard in the beating sun but was very rewarding. After 2 hours of coaching we returned to Sizinda camp for a quiet evening of games, a beautiful sunset and drums around the campfire.  Mum, Dad, Alex I am having an ama...
Read more

23rd and 24th July 2024 - Zim Coaching and Community Work

Image
 23rd July 2024 By Olivia Scharinger Today, after we got ready, we had breakfast (which was so yummy) and then a couple of groups went to the old peoples home, whilst the others, including  mine, went to do training. The first group was normal, but for the second, we had load of children so me and a couple of others had to play games with some of them.  It was actually really fun. At the end, we also met a really cute 4 year old boy who gave us all hugs. After training, we all had lunch at the old peoples home, which was nice.  Then some groups left to do training whilst mine and some others stayed.  My group was doing painting, which I thought was really fun and satisfying.  It was really hot though so we went to sit inside for a bit.  When we finished, we all went back to the campsite, had showers and chilled for a bit before going out to dinner. Dinner was the best thing ever!  When we got there, the place was really nice and so was the music....
Read more

Monday 29th July 2024

Image
 Megan Evans Hello everyone! It's Megan Evans here and I'm here to fill you in on what we did today. But first I have to say what an amazing trip we have had so far! From the gorgeous sunsets, seeing lots and lots of giraffes and extremely sugary Fanta's, Zambia is truly incredible! So, this morning we had a cracking lie in with breakfast at 8, which consisted of toast, basked beans, scrambled egg and sausages. Then watched some Olympic in the bar before hopping on the mini bus to Victoria Falls! Before we had even got off the mini buses, we saw a group of baboons - you wouldn't get that in Esher! Then we started our trek into the Zambian jungle down to the falls. It was picturesque scenery the whole way down and when we got to the rocks at the bottom we could see the waterfall in all it's glory. One of the seven natural wonders of the world before our very own eyes. We watched some very brave bungee jumpers and took lots of pics. Then made our way back up and did a...
Read more