Wedding!

Today was a true Mozanbique experience. Dave and Ann (our hosts) were asked to be the "shappas" or taxi service for a wedding. Never mind that they don't know the bride and groom, however they do have two large vehicles that will transport many to the "church". Well it is not really a church... it is a government building with dozens of weddings going on at once all in the same building with adjoining rooms. Singing and dancing encompass the service, but the singing has meaning... it tells of what is happening during the marriage ceremony. After the "legalities" were finished we piled everyone back into the Landcruisers and off to the "Costa del Sol" for pictures, dancing and more singing. By piled into the vehicles, we mean there were 13 folks in one car. Cathi was sitting in the way back on the jump seats with 6 others! It was a long ride.

After the photos, we headed back to the bride's parent's house for a party, along with more singing and dancing. It was great fun and we felt privileged to be included. We even ended up in some of the wedding photos! We left before the event was over and it was after 4pm by this time. (We picked up people at 8:30am this morning.) We'll add photos as soon as the camera battery is recharged.