Friday, February 17, 2006

Up you go, corroboration and danger.

1. Rosey finally finding some climbable rocks jutting out of the lake shore.

2. It’s never nice to feel cross with someone for reasons that you can’t put your finger on, but when someone else tells you that they are cross too, it makes me feel better about it all.

This is exactly what is written in my diary -- and now I come to write it up, I have no idea who I was cross with, or who my collaborator was. I suppose this counts as beautiful, too!

3. A sign on the beach warns about undertow and hippos.

Salima, Malawi

Morning, errands and entertainment.

1. I murmur an acknowledging greeting to a passing bin man. He is a well brought-up African and replies with eye contact and a warm 'Goo...