Wow, we only have 2 dyas left here in Togo. And they're pretty busy so they'll just fly by, I'm sure. Yesterday we climbed a mountain that we pass every day on our way to the village. We've been talking about doing it since we got here and I didn't expect it to actually happen, but yesterday was the women's day to run the whole process completely on their own so we didn't go out to the village and climbed the mountain instead. It was pretty cool! There was a big path about halfway up that was cut out by trucks from the rock quarry at the base and the rest of the way up was flat rocks and grass. No snakes to contend with, either! Five boys from some houses we passed on our way in came with us too. They were all barefoot and just scaled the mountain like champs! It was fun to have climbing buddies who you knew were enjoying each other's company but with limited communication.
This afternoon the plan is to head to the market to support the women selling bread, and then we're spending the night in Lassa Tchou! Who knows how that will go. I'm guessing they go to sleep really early and wake up really early, but I guess we'll find out soon enough!
Another thought: taxi motos. What a concept! I think they're brilliant. I want a motorcycle so badly now. It's just such a thrill! We've been watching "Long Way Around" and "Long Way Down" where Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman go around the world and down Africa, respectively, on motorcycles, so that's also been inspiring me. Haha and all of us, really. Cam and Dylan are seriously talking about buying bikes and making a trip happen. It would be such a blast. I've only ridden a moto like 3 or 4 times but I love it! The wind and the bike and everything, it's exhilarating. Maybe part of the thrill is riding on terrible roads at the mercy of a stranger controlling where you're gonig and how you get there, all the while not wearing a helmet (sorry, Dad!).
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