City Life

In between shifts on the wards, it has been fun to get off ship and experience Pointe Noire. Trying new food, seeing city life, surviving taxi rides, riding bikes through town, swimming at the Atlantic Hotel, and going out for drinks, have all been high lights. 

It can take some determination to get off ship. To get into town there is a mile long walk through the busy port. It is a stimulating walk full of uneven ground, wide open man holes deep with trash, diesel exhaust, shouts in unknown languages and dodging of tucks, cars, motor bikes, trains, forklifts and men. Once out of the port, we take a sigh of relief and walk, hail a taxi/mini-bus to our destination. 

Exploring the Grand Marche, a large open air market full of anything you could imagine, especially shoes, produce and shoppers

Becky from KNOXVILLE!

A random Truck with Mercy Ship Surgery Posters

Cool billboards for Mercy Ships throughout town

Naomi from Australia (left), Sarah from COLORADO! (right)

A lovely patisserie, La Citronelle

Becky from Canada (left), Solveig from Norway (right) 

 Jessica from South Africa (left), unknown weirdo (right)

 Thankful to have friends with bikes, who share

"Suffering for Jesus" (not)

Our bikes were still locked up after hours at the pool, yay!

Helena from Canada (left), Amy from North Carolina (right)

Laura, a delightful friend from Australia 

KP (left), Collin, my bunk mate, middle, from Arkansas

The incredible egg sandwich made fresh with an open flame burner by the stand in the left background