On Friday, I waved good-bye to the volunteer village and went on a four-day safari with my parents who are visiting. On Monday, day 4 of the safari, I received a telephone call from Mudi, Kesho Leo's Assistant Manager. (Yes, the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater has mobile reception!)
Mudi quickly assured me that everything was ok back home and then said "Miss, I have some crazy news. A baby was born in the ute this morning."
I was shocked, to say the least.
From time-to-time, we lend our ute (pictured below) and a driver to friends and neighbours. The ute can be used as a quasi-ambulance and take sick people to hospital or it can be used as a quasi-hearse and transport bodies to funerals.
On Monday morning, one of our night askari (security guard) called Mudi and asked if we could drive his heavily-pregnant sister to hospital because she was in labour. Mudi, the mother-to-be and her mother all piled into the ute and started driving to hospital. Mid-journey, the threesome was joined by a baby girl!
Mother and baby are healthy. Mudi is still recovering from the surprise. The ute has been cleaned thoroughly!
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