So after the many drinks and fantastic banter of the night before I think I can comfortably say I had not been so hungover this entire trip. My eyes had been larger than my stomach and the 8 beers and 100ml of scotch had taken its toll. I crawled out of bed at 8:00 and joined Cecilia on the porch for a much needed cup of coffee while I apologised for anything ridiculous I might have done last night. Andy offered to make me a sandwich as a hangover cure but I wasn't sure I could eat anything. A few minutes later Jenny joined me outside and Andy produced a bacon and egg sandwich for me despite my protests. It did just the trick.
Andy and Cecilia told us they had bought us a wedding gift that they thought was too big for us to take back to Scotland. Their gift was a lovely wrought iron sculpture of a man on a bike that had a stand on the back for a potted plant. Jenny reassured them we could at least take it to Zambia and take it back on our next trip if we didn't have enough space and we thanked them for their kindness. Andy recommended that we go walk around the craft market where they bought the sculpture because Jenny would likely enjoy the other crafts they were selling. Andy drove us there and we spent an hour wandering around several shops. He was right and Jenny wanted to buy everything she saw. The most beautiful item she saw was a large bowl with the torsos and heads of African ladies coming out of the bowl, and it was all hand painted in beautiful,and vivid colours. Some of the lady's even had babies on their backs! At $250 we decided that it may not be a good idea! Once we exhausted the shops we joined Andy at a cafe in the centre of the market for a drink. Andy ordered a sandwich that took ages, and when it finally came it was an omelette instead! He sent it back and we continued to wait for our drinks, Jenny's chocolate milkshake took the longest! The service was appallingly slow but eventually we all got what we ordered and had a very nice snack.
When we finished at the market we returned home and spent a large portion of the afternoon lounging in the sun and watching some of the cricket on tv. Jenny also spent a lot of time bouncing on the trampoline and convinced me to join her! Of you ever want to laugh like you used to when you were a child, jumping on a trampoline is the best thing ever! Near dinner time Cecilia suggested driving to a large hill carved out of rock just outside of town to have a walk about and get some amazing views of Harare. It was about a 30 minute drive and on the way there the clouds were looking rather ominous. Upon arriving we only had about 10-15 minutes of dry weather before the rain and lightning started. We intended to walk the whole way to the top of the bare rock formations to get the best view of the town but the lightning put a damper on those plans. We quickly made our way back to the car and drove home for a wonderful steak dinner on the braai. We enjoyed drinks on the porch before retiring for the night; fewer drinks than the night before might I add!
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