We went to Katembe, a part of Mozambique which you could only access by ferry, to Mariam's house (one of the team members). We spent some 20+ hours over the weekend debating, laughing, crying, and formulating a 100-page powerpoint presentation. I completed almost all the powerpoint ... and, come to think of it, most of the debating, laughing, and crying ...
The ferry to get across is quite interesting. It's basically an old rusted ship (from the 1970s, colonial days!) where you cram 12 cars onto ...
The place itself is beautiful. Despite only being a 15 minute ferry ride away (which takes about an hour because of all the waiting and queueing) it has a very different feel, party atmosphere ... maybe that's because of all the happy hardcore techno playing in the background.
Our house was right on the beach ...
Which had a really nice sunset ...
... Though as night wore on, the discussions became more heated. Here's Neville and Mariam trying to prove to me how subsidised soya beans can be used to stimulate the local chicken economy ... while I eat on some soya chips ...
But, when it was all over, we had a beautiful ride on the ferry home, with a great view of the city (Which is ugly by day, beautiful by night).
And, when the presentation was all over, it was time to celebrate ... with cigars! (though I was quite content with my diet coke ...)
God bless
john
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