And the beat goes on - thanks to Bella

[Although I'm sitting here at my desk in Trenton, Bella has kindly provided another update - Spencer]

Wednesday July 27^th

Today we went into Gaborone like usual, but this time we made it back before dark! It's shocking, but we were home before 4:00pm. The first stop was Riverwalk Mall. However, due to a lot of construction and a few detours, we almost got lost. But when we asked someone for direction, we were only two left turns away. It was about time we had a lucky traffic break as we literally caught every single red light from Thamaga to Riverwalk except for one. When we reached the mall at around 10:00am, Aunt Binnie and my dad looked at housing design books. Some of the plans are actually pretty neat.

 The second stop of the day was the Gaborone Yacht Club. After travelling a long and very bumpy road, we reached our destination. The Gaborone Yacht Club does not actually open until 5:00pm, but the gate guy let us in anyways. Dad and I searched around the boats trying to find a rowing shell, like we had seen in a magazine ad of the club. Unfortunately it looks like it is a bring-your-own-rowing-boat type of club. All the boats are stored outside on racks. There are many canoes and kayaks, several windsurfing boards and a couple yachts. The water source is a dam, and the water was beautiful. It was perfect conditions for rowing. I was kind of bummed that we didn’t have a boat with us. We continued to look around the boats and found a pathway that lead to the clubhouse. It was on top of a hill and had a breath-taking view of the water and surrounding scenery. The clubhouse was not officially open but we went in and looked around anyways. There was a bar and restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating as well as several couches, a TV and an open space for exercise. It was a pretty sweet club. If I ever move to Gaborone, I will definitely get my own boat and membership!

The third stop was Game City Mall. We hand lunch at the Mugg and Bean, after shopping for South African Rugby gear at Ackerman’s. Then the most shocking thing of all: Gordon booked a hair appointment! After lunch Gordon had a haircut. It looks very nice, less poufy with less leaves and suchlike stuck in it. We left for Thamaga around 3:00pm and made it back in time to go to the reservoir.  It was a short walk away and had another beautiful view of the village and all the surrounding hills and rock formations.