Photo Post (Matthew’s iPhone)

January 7, 2013

Matthew here: I often have grand intentions of spending more time blogging, but the planets never seem to align. Today I synced my iPhone and pulled the photos, it was quite the timeline from pre-departure to present, and I thought y’all might be interested in a few highlights. The slideshow is a mix of smiling children (for the mommies and grandparents), work projects (for the guys out there), and other miscellany (take it or leave it)…

: Amelia chatting up Master Krulish (there were some definite sparks of interest)

: Sleeping Millie

: Fat happy baby, where did all the fat go?

: The kiddos right after arrival

: The old kitchen counters – with a few more tiles removed

: Tree vs. Wall – tree every time. Gorilla vs. Tiger?

: Leopold putting up the new wall at the MAF house

: “I miss the rains down in Africa…” Ha, stuck in your head?

: The bridge most of our friends use to get to church

: “Gobble the Wobble” What?

: MAF house pipe drama – also, note that this is 1/2 inch pipe and almost all of the house is supplied through that tiny, rusty orifice

: David’s awesome pipe replacement, with shnazzy green pipe

: Sweet new fuel pump and meter at Semendua – thanks David for the install assist!

: Nick’s old electrical setup – three phases, 210v at each line. Somehow, 14v to 380v on the other side of the fuses. Cut it and gut it!

: Close up of sweet sparking death. Wish I had a photo of the flamed-out wires in the bedroom…

: Nick’s new sweet electrical panel. Most of the components are salvaged, but everything is re-engineered and re-wired

: Cows on the side of the road near our house – New Year’s party or bride price?

: The 12″ deep sand in the Burton’s gutter (reason for flooding) – sorry for the lack of scale

: The new Lister-Petter genset (hopeful) going in at the MAF house for the residence as well as the VSAT

: The roof on half of Nick’s guest house – that is asbestos/cement roofing, and I think it is past its prime

: A full Caravan load-out – ten bikes, one 125cc moto, a massive copier, and a multifunction office machine. Not shown are the solar panels and a cargo pod full of batteries and other freight

: I knew I lost the fight with the mirror, but I did not realize the blood was running down my arm. When I got home I had a blood streak from elbow to wrist – and it was still oozing after 8 hours…