The people you meet….
With all the comings and goings at Mikadi, we get to meet some incredibly interesting people. It’s difficult to decide which of the crazies to write about! The German bar trick master Chris, who has been driving around the world for 12 years in a well weathered land rover, the intrepid crew of a dhow Vagabundo, who stayed with us for 2 months before heading for distant shores of Mozambique, waved bye bye by teary Mikadi dwellers. We need to start a Mikadi book. So many travellers seeking, and generally finding the adventure of a lifetime. Africa just seems to have that effect.
Geert Schroeder though, who is with us at the moment definitely deserves a little time! Geert and his friend and work colleague in Germany Immanuel Schulz, decided to ride from Cape Town to Kenya, via Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania (ie the long way round)!! Crazy you might say, well, I do agree but ime sure the orphans at the Salama Malaika Aids orphanage in Kenya are wishing them God speed and safe travels as the boys are hoping to raise 30 000 Euros at least, which will go a long way to giving these children a good education and making life a lot easier. So far it has taken them 3 and a half months, covering on average 115k per day. Needless to say, were making sure he leaves the couch as little as possible and Beer is just one click away!
So far they are doing well with their goal, but with another 1500k till their destination of Kenya they are hopeful to reach their finance goal. Their website and blog are being updated regularly, so take a look at their project on www.malaika-projekt.de which is the project itself, and the tour blog www.grenz-erfahrungen.blogspot.com ime holding back some serious tears just looking at their brochure. Since having Estella (who’s a real cutie I might add), I’ve become a real softy when it comes to kiddies in trouble.
Our Kigamboni school photo project has been judged and the winning pics will be posted shortly. Being not gifted with a camera – I was in awe at what these children managed to capture. Great teaching by Hannah Mentz!
