more bag-sorting

more of the same the following day.. i don't any of us were particularly thrilled at the prospect of a full bag-sorting day but we went to work regardless. as people slowly wandered off back to camp, our elaborate bag-emptying method became a display of sam's face-planting skills as he relentlessly dove into the dirt trying to catch them.. it probably wasn't the most efficient system but at least it kept us entertained enough to continue (:

after lunch i decided to walk back to muhaka in order to use the power to sort through photos and generally catch up on my writing - it's been really difficult keeping up due to the generator at tsavo and kaya only being on for a few hours each night (at which point we've either used it to watch movies or i've wanted to spend time with everyone). unlimited power is such a luxury. i must say i wasn't exactly sad to give up an afternoon of plastic bags and i really enjoyed looking back at the photos from tsavo (: unfortunately an hour or so later the power cut out because a tree fell onto the power-lines right by the school.. it's a miracle no-one was injured by the 30,000 volts sparking on the ground!!

upon my return to kaya i saw the others had devised a bag-boredom-busting method of their own: instead of just grouping the useable bags, they'd arranged them in the shape of an elephant using a cup for it's eye and socks for it's tusks! so clever..

another chilled out evening around the tents. due to the power-lines being down we had no running water in camp and two of the workers had to fill big jerry cans at the village pump and pour them into the water-tank so we could shower.. the shower block is pretty excellent - you're basically outdoors in little cubicles (2 for girls, 2 for boys) separated only by woven palm fronds and a curtain at the entrance (that is pretty much useless due to the wind). we went about it with good humor as i definitely wouldn't call them private - not only can you pretty much see the girl showering next to you but the people walking by the shower block can easily see everything if a sudden gust of wind blows the curtain back.. funny times..