What a day! After a great night's sleep, my first since Friday, I hopped on the back of Mohammed Kabba's motorcycle and we headed out into the chiefdom of Tikonko. We visited a number of different villages, stopping in each one to spend some time with the people there. Kabba knows many of the folks in the villages as he is responsible for transporting medical supplies to the clinics that RHCI supports.  It was plenty hot out for me, but having just escaped Minnesota's winter I'll happily take 97 degrees.

When I saw this young man just hanging out the window I thought it would make a great photo. It's my favorite shot of the day. Swaliho Kamara is a coffee farmer. He is turning the beans while they dry. In this part of the country subsistence farming is the way of life for many people. They hope to make enough money and have enough food to get through the year. Almost everything we take for granted would be considered a luxury here. Thankfully World Vision and other NGOs have done an excellent job of digging wells so people have access to clean water.

When we arrived in Sebehun Tarbay we were warmly welcomed and this young man who was determined that we should all enjoy fresh coconuts. The picture doesn't do justice to how tall the tree was. The coconut water was fantastic.

We also visited the village of Kasama. I popped the drone up in the air., which is something new to me as I only acquired it at Christmas. At one point I thought I was going to lose it as I struggled to figure out which direction it was flying! But I managed to grab this fun aerial shot of the village. I'm sure there will be more to come.