Construction in Chongwe

For the last couple of weeks there has been some road construction in our little boma town, Chongwe. They have been making roads where roads have never been before or where there were just paths. Yesterday, we were surprised when we got home to find that they are also doing the road in front of our house. They just did one side of the road, knocking down everything that was in its path. This included our beautiful hedge, a small mango tree, and another tree. They then left all of this mess in front of our gate. Thankfully, it did not rain during the night and they came back today and did the other side of the road. The supervisor said that they will pave these roads next year. Well, I will believe it when I see it. I'm afraid that when it rains there will be a big mess coming down this hill in front of our house, sure hope not though. We have always felt like we were in the bush but with all this road construction and new houses going up everywhere we are losing that bush feeling. Lots of people were out just watching this big contraption going down the road. We heard that in one place a woman started throwing stones at the driver because he had knocked down all of her plants. I didn't throw rocks but I sure wasn't happy either.

Hannah took this pic. of Dorcas and Mapalo out in front of our gate. I thought she did a good job with this picture.