Day 11: Lions, Tooth Brushing Lessons and Rain

This morning we walked lions at the usual 6:45 am start that our days begin. 

After our walk and a breakfast, we visited with approximately 30 children in the town of Livingstone.  The purpose of our trip was to teach them about the importance of brushing their teeth.

We thoroughly enjoyed the visit with the kids, who were fascinated to learn that we were from a very cold place on the “other side of the world”.

After a 30 minute lesson on oral hygiene, the children entertained us by singing, dancing, presenting a play and having us play the “lion-zebra” game with them.

Even though this is the wet season in Zambia, we have enjoyed wonderful weather with temperatures as high as 38 C.  Today, we finally got some heavy rains and got caught outside in the rain during an afternoon lion walk.

We ended the day with a pleasant evening at the banks of the Zambesi River drinking a bottle of South African Shiraz and sharing experiences with a lovely couple from Mississauga.

Julia with children in Livingstone

Bob teaching children in Livingstone the finer points of tooth decay

 

Julia with young dental hygeine student

The children entertained us by teaching us a game, presenting a play, singing, dancing and playing the bongo drums