We were very lucky this weekend to have a visit from family in Namibia: Jakes, Nawa, Mirjam, Daniel, Ndahafa, Megan, Avehee, Edison, and Tjiripo. It is such a long trip from Windhoek to Gaborone - 1090 kms to be exact! And one that we will be making soon in the opposite direction. They arrived about 2 am on Friday morning and left around 8 am this morning. So a very quick visit, but the only one possible with everyone's busy schedules. Mave and Kuno were especially happy to be able to play with their cousins; Kuno was very eager to know how to say this and how to say that in Otjiherero. We showed them as much of Gaborone as we were able to, including all of our malls - Riverwalk, Main Mall, African Mall, Borakanelo Market, Game City - and then some of the more historical sites like Government Enclave and the Three Dikgosi Monument, and our neighborhood, Thornhill School, Kgale Hill, University of Botswana and more. On Friday night some of the adults went to Ashoka Palace for dinner which was very nice. Early Saturday morning we did a game drive through the Gaborone Game Reserve where the attendant on duty was a Herero-speaking Mostwana, very anxious to talk about Namibia from where (of course) his family hails. We spent a lot of time trying to find just the right German Print fabric for a Herero dress, though in the end were not successful. In general, it was great just to visit and catch up on news!
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