Mopane Worms (by Ben)

Mmmmmmm mopane worms. No really, yum. Actually bbbwwwwaaaacccccccchhhhhh. D-i-s-g-u-s-t-i-n-g even the topic makes me sick. The locals like them but I hate them. Think about it: eating worms! They say you have to cook them like meat. Cook worms over a braai… seriously?! Well, it actually kind of makes sense – they’re not really worms they’re caterpillars that live in mopane trees and mopane trees only. Did you know that mopane trees grow only in certain parts of Africa and nowhere else? Sometimes they sell the mopane worms at the side of the road with vegetables and beans and sweets. A man sellling mopane worms gave me one to try. I put it in my mouth and it tasted disgusting. They add lots of salt to them. I’d prefer to eat rotting elephant poo with flies on it. My Dad gave me a $50 trillion note as a present. The Lloyds have left back to Still Bay. I’m kind of annoyed about that but we will see them later. Thanks to everyone who has sent me messages. I appreciate them.

Today we went out to have one of our punctured tires repaired. I found little pieces of lead in the workshop and spelled out all our names. Then the man threw it all in the bin because he said he needed more working space.