{"id":1200,"date":"2013-12-29T04:41:44","date_gmt":"2013-12-29T04:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=1200"},"modified":"2013-12-29T05:54:29","modified_gmt":"2013-12-29T05:54:29","slug":"boxing-day-walks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=1200","title":{"rendered":"Boxing Day Walks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every morning found Lucy doing the washing up from the night before &#8211; it can&#8217;t be done in the evening because there is no light. It&#8217;s a careful process as all water has to be carried from the spring, so you don&#8217;t waste it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/0110.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1201\" alt=\"01\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/0110-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/0110-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/0110-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/0110.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cattle stay in overnight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1202\" alt=\"02\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/023-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/023-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/023-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/023.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our car by the sitting room. (OK, this morning we did drive the car to church because we were so late, with lots of people in the back!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/033.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1203\" alt=\"03\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/033-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/033-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/033-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/033.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meld found my bed jumping &#8211; and this was who was in it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/043.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1204\" alt=\"04\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/043-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/043-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/043-190x142.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/043.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lucy&#8217;s parents took us on a tour of their shamba. The maize is growing well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/053.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1205\" alt=\"05\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/053-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/053-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/053-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/053.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oranges<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/063.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1206\" alt=\"06\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/063-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/063-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/063-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/063.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mike explains what they are growing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/073.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1207\" alt=\"07\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/073-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/073-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/073-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/073.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lucy&#8217;s mum checks some low-hanging pawpaws.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/082.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1208\" alt=\"08\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/082-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/082-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/082-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/082.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bananas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/092.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1209\" alt=\"09\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/092-199x300.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/092-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/092-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/092.jpg 531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Afterwards we walked to Lucy&#8217;s uncle and aunt&#8217;s for lunch and a tour of their shamba.This is the store.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/102.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1210\" alt=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/102-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/102-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/102-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/102.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Checking the oranges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/112.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1211\" alt=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/112-199x300.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/112-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/112-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/112.jpg 531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Passion flowers &#8211; there were fruit too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/122.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1212\" alt=\"12\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/122-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/122-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/122-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/122.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carrying home the fruit we&#8217;d collected.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/132.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1213\" alt=\"13\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/132-199x300.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/132-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/132-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/132.jpg 531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Time to say farewell.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1214\" alt=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/14-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/14-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/14-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/14.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mivumoni is named for the Mivuma trees which grow here\/<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1215\" alt=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/15-199x300.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/15-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/15-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/15.jpg 531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We passed one of the boreholes that we helped to refurbish a few years ago, still working.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1216\" alt=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/16-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/16-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/16-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/16.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back in Mivumoni, we went for a drink with Mike and meet some of his work colleagues and other villagers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1217\" alt=\"17\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17-190x142.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/17.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lucy&#8217;s sister Ndunge<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1218\" alt=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/18-199x300.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/18-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/18-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/18.jpg 531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were invited to supper with the St Joseph Sisters, who made us very welcome. Seminarian Gabriel came along too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1219\" alt=\"19\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/19-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/19-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/19-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/19.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every morning found Lucy doing the washing up from the night before &#8211; it can&#8217;t be done in the evening because there is no light. It&#8217;s a careful process as all water has to be carried from the spring, so you don&#8217;t waste it. The cattle stay in overnight. Our car by the sitting room.&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=1200\">Continue Reading Boxing Day Walks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","radius"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43dbc-jm","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1200"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1256,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1200\/revisions\/1256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}