Togo: All Work and No Fun Makes Doug a Grumpy Leader!

Tsavie, Thursday, April 14^th.  The team was up early, if not bright, for Day 4.  Of course the distribution went well including having to shift the photo site as the sun moved.  36 degrees, feeling like 44, but lots of water and teamwork got us through.

The additional fun involved stopping on the way to Tsevie at Mensah our driver’s village to drop off a couple of things for his family.  After the distribution, we were taken to a waterfall in the mountains outside of Kpalime.  Reminded Heather and Don of the waterfalls in Costa Rica.  The falls reinforced for the team that Togo is rich in beautiful, unspoiled geography. Our Three Musketeers enjoyed the break.

On to the Artisans’ Market in Kpalime where we browsed around wood carvings, batik, etc.  A few purchases BUT then a great idea.  A picnic in a quiet, shaded area at the market.  Bill, our chef, packs sandwiches for the day as we never quite know when we will get home.  Bill is curious about sandwiches and he wants to know recipes.  We think that he is figuring it out since we had an egg, avocado, onion on baguette today.

Fun not over – into Kpalime to buy buckwheat honey and then a stop at a roadside stand where at least six vendors were competing to sell the best mangos in the world (get jealous).  Cute kids waving at us and trying to figure out who we were.  Two of the team (guess who) had to go out to get more wine before a wonderful dinner …

Doug didn’t get grumpy, since we worked hard and had fun!

Signing off … Team Togo 2016
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