Vacation weekend (sort of)

Ok, so I have to tell you about my weekend...
We went to Gbarnga (pronounced Banga). That was a 3 hour plus ride in a shared taxi (meaning 4 people and a kid on the lab in the back) I had the front to myself though, so I was pretty happy... :)
Anyways, Sam used to live in Gbarnga, and when the war was gong on he was ”based” there. So it was nice walking around with him and seeing everything and meeting people. Either Liberia is a very small country or Sam knows God and every man more or less. No matter where we go we always meet people he knows. And I learned quite a bit about the war (and Sam for that matter). Sam always told me, that he could go anywhere where he was ever a soldier and he would be welcomed. An judging from Gbarnga, he was not lying. I meet a few of the people who hosted them during the war, and all came and gave hugs and invited us to their houses... So all the rumours about how child soldiers behaved and was outcasts in society, well they do not apply to Sam...
Also we meet a friend of Sams from camp, who went on a LOOOOOONNNGG walk into the bush with us. I still have blisters to show for that trip... Sams sister (who we visited) also walked with us and she worried about my ability to walk almost from we set out... Well she was right somehow, by the time we were half way back, I was exhausted. But is was nice. Sam was walking telling all about how it used to be and how things had changed, and the area was nice. Oh, this country is beautiful. Put a few mountain bikes and some white tourists up there, and you have a good business. Anyways the aim of the trip was to reach a small village across a small river, the river should have a monkey bridge for us to cross on.. We reached the river... almost a 2 hour walk... and the bridge was no longer a regular monkey bridge (hængebro) but instead build from sticks.. Unfortunate it was broken down in the middle, and Sam and his friend insisted that we shouldn't cross, since the water was deep..... Hmm, just because they cannot swim.... But it was nice anyways.. (I will try to get some pictures uploaded providing the net will cooperate....) And seriously, even in these small and I mean SMALL villages in the bush, Sam knew people... it is just not normal to know so may people... But I guess when you live there at some point.. no still.. he knows too many people.
Ok, enough about that walk, oh except, maybe I should mention, I was rescued by a motorbike about a ½ hours walk from Sam's sisters house, so that was nice. Now I also got to ride one of those.
So moving on.. Sunday.. uhmmmm.. we went to Kpatawee (pronounced without the k) which is a fantastic waterfall about ½ hour drive from Gbarnga... OH my God. We had the best time. It is not a dropping waterfall, but one of those river ones that sends water over rocks with force. But it is high.. so.. well pictures will follow... Anyways Sam and I were quite quick to agree we wanted to go to the top of it, and play in the water. Oh, it was NICE!!! we had the water running over us, and at one point I got a bit to brave, and almost got carried away... do not go under forcefully falling water... But nothing happened, and I got my little scare and just slid down the rocks, hehe, where the water had less force. But I am telling you... I didn't want to leave. We had the best time playing there. And we have a million pictures. Oh, how I like water. And the place was so nice. The trees around it and the sun was shining... This country holds some really nice spots... I mean it, I could seriously sit in that water all day just looking at the view. It was awasome... hehe, and it was in December.. how are you enjoying the winter weather....?? :)
Anyways, I am preparing to go home, small small. The day is getting closer and I am not really sure how to deal with it. I am looking forward to going home this time. Not in the sense that I want to leave, but there are a great many things I miss more this time around. But I also know, that leaving is going to be TOUGH.. huuuuh, don't really want to talk about it... So I wont.. instead I will try to upload pictures... till next time