Remember this next time you put the kettle on...

My mamma, Anna and her husband

Wednesday was our second day with the Mammas. 

This was again another extremely hard day, and it just makes you realise how lucky we are.

When we want a cuppa, we just pop water from the tap in the kettle and flick it on, within a couple of minutes you have your drink and pop in the milk fresh from the fridge.

Over here it's another story. If you want a coffee, you first walk to the river or the water taps to collect a bucket of water. You return with your water and head to the kitchen area to set a fire with twigs and sticks you collected earlier. You then boil the water and while that is boiling, you head out to milk the cow. After about 50 minutes, you have your cuppa! Wow!

This evening we had a traditional Chagga celebration with all the Mammas, which was incredible! They all made a huge entrance singing traditional Swahili songs and dancing for us. This was amazing to see and hear. Everyone loved it!

The palace, thanks to Katy Allen

I can't tell you how excited we were to get some good news today. We have been evicted from the Chem Chem campsite! 

The tents got so wet from all the rain that we have been moved to the palace, which is Katy Allen's house (Katy is the lady that set up the VEPK charity.) It is beautiful! Here's to a good night's sleep.