We enjoyed a lazy morning at the lodge; catching up on photo editing and posts for our blog. We said our goodbyes to the two groups of fellow guests at the lodge as they checked out. Incidentally, one group were US missionaries returning to their rural Zambian mission and the other group were German ex-missionaries visiting their old haunts.

In the afternoon we walked to the main drag. After wandering about, we decided to find someplace have lunch. We settled on, “Olga’s Pizza and Pasta”  (http://www.olgasproject.com/home_uk.htm). This restaurant is part of a compound located on Natakindi Road (near the new ShopRite). The compound also has a newly constructed accommodation block and a small craft market. The compound is a joint-project of the local Diocese and a NGO. The project uses the proceeds from the businesses to fund youth training programs for skills in the restaurant trades, carpentry, brick-laying, and plumbing. The food here was surprisingly good and the portions quite large; with pastas and sauces made in-house. A “thumbs up” for Olga’s.

On return to the lodge, we met our new fellow guests and neighbours; a couple from (of all places) Victoria, BC. And yes, of course, they are missionaries… note to self, don’t use the phrase, “working our way across East Africa in front of missionaries.” Apparently, “working” refers to, “doing the work of God”; you should’ve seen their ears suddenly perk up when they thought we were fellow “holy-rollers”. Evidently, they hadn’t met me before.