Work has finally finished and I've had my first weekend off for months. We've decided to stay at home for the holidays ... it will be weird not to be with family but I just could not face the travelling to go to either UK or Cape Town. It has been very hot and dry here for the past few days so we are hoping for rain later this week. It doesn't matter how long I live in Africa - Christmas in summer just doesn't do it for me!
Francistown is completely manic - the supermarkets are heaving and the traffic - well, I won't even go there. There is a definite seige mentality - although I think a lot of the shoppers have come over from Bulawayo in Zim, because, of course, there is nothing in their shops. Someone told me the other day that it can take 5 hours to get through the border now because of the sheer volume of traffic. A Zimbabwean guy we know who lives in Francistown came to us for help yesterday - he'd been in Zim selling maizemeal and as he got back to Francistown on his way home, he got beaten up by a couple of guys and had his money and cellphone stolen. Someone knew he had money. So no Christmas for him and his family. John bailed him out but it is poor comfort. Our neighbour phoned on Saturday to say that we must be more security concious as someone in the Inchwe River Residence next door, got burgled on Friday night ... it is the season, but not to be jolly!
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