Right!! In an attempt to get back into the habit of blogging on a regular basis, I have decided to try come up with some worthwhile news of the weekend past.
In light of the last couple of weeks/months, the weekend was gloriously quiet. Almost uneventful infact. That is of course if you ignore the fact that Super-Changwe has once again worked his magic around camp. 'The Biggest Jetty in the Valley' is now looking smashing. All that's left is the lighting and gangplanks. His two week stint has lifted morale and finished up some well overdue work.
Speaking of 'Super-Changwe', it seems his departure may be somewhat delayed. The 'uneventful' weekend was interupted this afternoon, firstly by a visit from 'His Excellency' the Ambassador of France(completely off the point but it's nice to name drop), and then a phone call from the neighbour to ask for a lift. Yup, the great new speedy pontoon has ground to a very expected halt and thus my afternoon of really very RUBBISH fishing was pleasantly disturbed by a trip to the pontoon to fetch the neighbours. Optimists say they'll have it running by tomorrow afternoon. Realists, are banking on about a week. I'm hoping for somewhere in the middle. Let's say Wednesday or Thursday.
Other than the excitment of bombing up the River at 85kph, we soldier on. The great winter swimming pool repair seems to have been a bit of a disaster, but we'll right that before the next trip up to town. If worse comes to worse, we'll be using the Leopard's Hill 4X4 adventure road more often than expected from now on.
Just for fun, I dug up something Willy brought in a while back. Something my neighbour's been struggling with for the last month or two...
Till next time, in the words of Billy Ocean, 'When the Going gets Tough....'......:)) The Commodore
Siavonga harvest under threat from jumbos
By Times Reporter
THE Catholic Commission for Peace and Justice (CCPJ) in Siavonga district has said people in the area will continue depending on relief food if elephants destroying fields are not cropped.
Lusitu CCPJ branch coordinator Robson Simweemba said people in the area worked hard to ensure that there was enough food for them but the harvest was under threat from the elephants.
Mr Simweemba said the elephants were now destroying crops which survived the recent floods that swept away maize, millet and sorghum early this year.
“Elephants in Lusitu area of Siavonga district are destroying crops. What this means is that if they are not cropped then even this year there will be hunger in the area,” he said.
Mr Simweemba said the animals were not only threatening food harvest but also human life.
He said last month a young boy was almost crushed to death by an elephant when it found him scaring animals using an empty tin.
Mr Simweemba also said sorghum seeds which Care International gave to peasant farmers were not good for regions like Lusitu because they were the late maturing type.
The branch coordinator said people needed fast maturing crops because the area did not have a long period of rainfall to last up May.
Lusitu CCPJ branch coordinator Robson Simweemba said people in the area worked hard to ensure that there was enough food for them but the harvest was under threat from the elephants.
Mr Simweemba said the elephants were now destroying crops which survived the recent floods that swept away maize, millet and sorghum early this year.
“Elephants in Lusitu area of Siavonga district are destroying crops. What this means is that if they are not cropped then even this year there will be hunger in the area,” he said.
Mr Simweemba said the animals were not only threatening food harvest but also human life.
He said last month a young boy was almost crushed to death by an elephant when it found him scaring animals using an empty tin.
Mr Simweemba also said sorghum seeds which Care International gave to peasant farmers were not good for regions like Lusitu because they were the late maturing type.
The branch coordinator said people needed fast maturing crops because the area did not have a long period of rainfall to last up May.
