Beginning of Summer, Setember in Mombasa Africa

We were on our way to Koins Country and came across this man selling rolls!  It was a hot day, but we thought they would like some.  When we purchased them we realized they were "hard rolls" with emphasis on "hard" as rocks!!!

As we were returning back to town, we passed these oxen yoked together, two pair, pulling the hand plows behind.  It is always interesting to see how these good people live and work.

We were in Old Town Mombasa with another Senior Couple taking a tour, when we passed by the open fish market.  I stopped to inquire as to whether or not the fish were fresh, to which they explained "oh yes" but you must come in the morning hours.  I was looking around and they said do you want "Lobster", wow it was a big one.

We delivered 5 wheelchairs back to the Shaun Michael School for Disabled Children.  When we pulled up we saw these women getting their water for the day; we had to take pics.  They work very hard and are wonderful providers for their families.

Small babies don't slow these wonderful women down, nor do they dampen their smiles and laughter, what wonderful examples they are to us, they are "beautiful in every way".

This mama was on her way to the Koins Clinic with her twins!  A must have pic, but the girls were afraid of the muzungu(white person).  I went and got sweeties (lollypops) for them, and they were a little more willing to let me take a pic.  Mama was happy, we will try and get her a copy of the pic.

While we were at one of the Sisters work place, we walked out on the Indian Ocean beach or should I say the "Ocean Desert", this is really "low tide" more so than we have so far seen here. It must have been 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile to the water.  She said that the "full moon" caused it to be that way.

Look what we found in our grocery store this month!!  Yes, that is real A&W Rootbeer with Vanilla Ice Cream!  We've had one every night for a while.  You have to get them while they last!!

We were at President Mwambere's home, and here this little kitten was in one of the missionaries shoe having a rest.

We thought we should remind you, as it is turning cold in Utah now, that it is "pretty nice" at our flat veranda in Mombasa.  Martha says that resting on the veranda will " increase your days"  So we are soaking it all in while we can.

Beautiful, beautiful, if we must say so ourselves!  We never tire of eating our meals on our veranda in this wonderful setting we are blessed to be in.  However, there are mosquitos!!

  We saw these two young men across the street from our flat this day.  It was raining, & they were waiting for the bus.  It is just a little different scene that we are used to of school children waiting for the bus.