Attention tend to focus on the things we don't have, don't it? This week it is water. I think the water cut before the last weekend, so when we came back from Lilongwe on Sunday, our emergency tank was already running low. Now, with the help of the three Norwegian musicians that squat our place this week, we've spent it all. We are starting to get smelly, but not as much as the toilets. The guards are thirsty and the laundry is piling up.
There are various theories in circulation about the origin of the water blackout. Some claim it's due to planned work on the piping, some say it's a broken down pump and that they are waiting for a replacement from Lilongwe, and the probably most trustworthy source I have spoken to say it is because the water authorities did not pay the electricity bill, so they have been cut off.
However, the lower lying parts of town have water, so we have now escaped to the lowest of them all, the Sitima Inn at the lakeshore, and Leiry is taking a shower while we wait for the food in the terrace of the restaurant.
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