July 20

We still have our friend the gecko living with us.  We have chased him all over the house.  He has made me jump so many times that I have begun announcing myself every time I enter a room.  I just call out, "Hello, little friend.  I am coming in.  Hide before I can see you."  He has been most cooperative lately.

Spent the whole day downtown getting stuff.  It takes so long because the shops are not like our shops. We have to go from shop to shop looking for whatever it is we want.  One can't go to a grocery store and get everything.

It was crowded.  I don't know why, but it was.  We have a little man that allows the missionaries to park for less than others, but he is a ways away from the stores we want.  It costs us $2F and that was for five hours.

One of many city buses.
There are no windows in any of them, just the green
plastic that can be lowered in a blowing rain.

We ended up at the market (farmers market).  Bought lovely tomatoes, cucumbers, 1/2 watermelon, bananas, apples (.40@ for very small ones), lettuce.

Just one stall in the market.

Bananas, Chinese cabbage or Bok Choy

Women selling outside the market.
The big tuber is dalo or taro.

Just outside the market is where one finds the flowers.  A beautiful medium sized arrangement costs $10 to $15.

Just looking is wonderful

When the flowers the little flower girl sold us are gone, we are going to buy an arrangement. Scott just loves having fresh flowers in the house and at these prices who can resist.