I'm trying to think of ways to make myself more comfortable here so I've been busy in the kitchen over the last couple of days. First I made chicken stock, then I moved on to jacket potatoes and then yesterday afternoon I made a peach upside down cake. I thought it was working as yesterday I actually agreed to hold a baby lizard and he was tiny and very cute as he must have only just hatched.
I also killed a scorpion this morning. But Dave took me out for another walk and although I went further than my personal best of 200m I only made about 300m before I wimped out and Dave had to walk me back again.
Dave just stopped some local fishermen and we went through their catch and found a silver catfish, which Dave wanted to save. He put him in the little bit of rainwater collected at the bottom of the pool to revive him while I went to get a bowl for him to live in. Just as I came back the fish, which we've called Bob made a dart for it into the depths of the pool. The pool water is very muddy and it was very funny watching Dave trying to find Bob but also trying not to slip on the muddy bottom, also dodging dead frogs, which were floating on the surface.
He eventually caught him and he is now happily swimming around a plastic tub.
The fishermen then went off to find 2 other fish, which Dave asked for. I think we're going to have to turn our bath tub into an aquarium. They returned with just the one, which was a Livingstone's Bulldog who we have named Dave after Livingstone himself. Instead of using the bath tub we have released them both into the pool now and they are getting to know one another. There are quite a few frogs living in there and some tadpoles, which I hope we get to see them develop before we leave.
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