FAREWELL DINNER AT MAUA BASIN HOTEL

Wednesday night we ate our final supper at the hotel. They served vegetable spring rolls, "fan of avocado sunrise," cream of tomato soup, beef stroganoff, African yam stew, poached pumpkins, steamed rice, parsleyed potatoes, mixed vegetables, cabbage and carrots, and, for onf first dessert, Nyabene crepes and home made ice cream. We had told the chef several people on our team were vegetarians and they did a great job of offering lots of meatless choices.

After dinner, they turned the lights low and the chef came out carrying a cake with lit candles and sparklers. Four servers followed him out, each carrying a flaming torch. The words on top of the cake read, "Asanteni Kwakua Nasi Karibuni Tena" which (I am told) means "Thank you for being with us. Welcome again."