blog 10

Blog 10

Just some random happenings and thoughts.

Pete, who is having some stomach problems, went with Liz to a local
store to get some antacids. While the storekeeper could not
accommodate the request, he did offer a special service -- prayer.
"Come around and I will pray with you," he said.

At first turning down the offer, Pete relented and joined the Indian
proprietor behind the counter where he put his hands on her hipbones,
called on the Lord and begin his prayer for healing. Asking if she
felt any better after a few minutes, Pete replied in the negative.
Going for a second try, the proprietor prayed again, still to no
avail. "Do you feel anything?" the man asked. "Only your hands on my
hips," Pete replied.

Pete is taking Pepto tonight and avoiding heavy food.

Another cure came from the nail techs today while I was coughing
during my session. I was offered some ginger tea. They asked if I
wanted sugar and I declined, but the younger woman gasped (literally)
and said that I should definitely have a bit of sugar. "Black tea is
different," she said. "I can't drink it without sugar." Rahma said
she sometimes uses 3 teaspoons of sugar in the black tea!

I agreed to sugar and was glad I did. I think the tea did the trick.
The coughing subsided, at least for the moment. My cough is better,
but not totally gone.

Comments on the beach Thursday -- things you don't say/hear everyday:

Picking up a cup and handing it to Karen I said, "Here, Karen, you can
put your barnacles in here."

From Chuck to his fellow beachcombers, "Be careful of the camel poop."

Music at dinner tonight: John Denver -- Take me home country roads
I Can't help falling in Love with You

At the disco -- Mama Mia, Cecilia, Abba songs, Stayin' Alive
At Samburu -- John Denver, Celine Dionne

One thing we all notice is the friendliness of the Kenyans. They all
welcome us to Kenya -- Karibu -- they want to know where we are from
and if we are having a good time. They shake hands with us. Of course,
they want us to spend money with them. And they literally BEG us to
tell our friends to come to Kenya. So, we are telling you. Chuck and
Francis may do this again next year. Think about it.