Car Rally

So the weekend after my last post...

On November 7th, our friends (we refer to them collectively as 'the pilots') had a goodbye braai, since they are leaving Malawi. Since they are an entire house of all boys, I must confess that we actually ate before going as a precautionary measure - what a mistake. Two of the pilots had their parents there and the food was fantastic. Jules and I made the mistake of going out after the braai (which ended at 2am) and went dancing at Synergy. My only comment is...it seemed like a good idea at the time.

At 11am on Saturday we were up and ready for Claire's car rally (organized for our friend Garry's birthday). The idea is that it is sort of a scavenger hunt, but in a car....and Lilongwe offers a lot of interesting challenges...

The highlights:

Regan had to sell bananas with a banana seller

We had to get a photo with each member holding a live chicken

Jules shaved his head for an extra 65 points!

The team in a mini-bus with one team member as the driver (well, she is 16 now!)

(and Jules is yelling 'town, town' and banging on the side of the bus)

The entire team had to switch clothing with each other - Heather and I switched, Terri is wearing Regan's outfit, Jules is wearing Terri's and Regan is wearing Jules's...

Anyways, the whole day was a total riot and in the end, team HAG-Q (the normal AGQ household augmented by Terri Hancock) won! Half the winnings were donated to charity, so we chose to give the money to MacDonald's family (MacDonald worked with WUSC Malawi and passed away in July at 29 leaving behind his wife and two small children).

Later in the evening we returned to Claire's for Garry's birthday party, but the AGQs were so wiped out by the hectic day (and the late night before) that we didn't last long.

Sunday featured lots of relaxation (and work for me) and recovery.