Villages

Today I got up early to climb Kgale hill again. This time I went with one of the PAC docs, his wife and sister. We used a real path this time then got a bit lost and took what may have been a path and what may have been an old rock slide. It was a really fun climb but probably took longer than it should have. I took my camara this time so I got some views from the top. After the hike there was time for a quick shower and then off to visit some of the surrounding villages. Our first stop was Oodi where there are a group of women weavers. They do amazing work. Apparently it takes a month to do one square meter. And they doen't use a pattern. Our next stop was Gabane where they have a really great pottery shop. It's not open on weekend but there is a phone number on the door and if you call it the head potter will come and open the shop. He had really high quality really pretty stuff and I highly suggest that people stop there if in the area. I'm not sure how I'm going to get all the stuff I bought back and luckily I ran out of money otherwise I would have gotten more. After the shopping we stopped at a local bar/restaurant. On sundays you can go to their braai. You pick out your piece of meat (beef or chicken and priced by size) and take it to the grill. It comes with paup (spelled that wrong) which is the local carbohydrate. Doesn't taste like much and has the consistency of gritty mashed potatos. You can put various things on it like spices or your grilled meat. I think it's palatable, Portia likes it. That's was our trip to the surrounding villages. I am in clinic this week while Portia is over at the hospital. We'll write more later.
Becca