Visit of Katuta

It is not often we get a visitor here in this neck of the woods, so it is worth publishing that fact. A Kenyan student-seminarian called Katuta came to visit he fellow classmate and student Vitalis from Nigeria who was working with us here for the last year. Katuta has been working in São Paulo for the last year. While he was here we used his visit as an excuse to go and visit Leo Dolan who is working in Juruena, and not to waste the journey we visited the far-away community of São Cristóvão (St. Christoper) which was on the road to Juruena. On that journey we came across a BOIADA (Herd of Cattle) or cattle drive which became a good humured photo opportunity.

Boiada on the dirt road

Leaving São Cristóvão.

L-R. Leo Dolan, Derek Byrne, me, and Katuta at a very stylish plastic cup restaurant in Juruena. (Taken by Vitalis)

Vitalis on a Burro.

The Burro or Mule (I supose) is a cross between horse and donkey (I suppose again) is very common here due to the extreme and hard working conditions.

Katuta got a loan of a hat for this shot.

Leo trying his luck.

"Equipa Internacional" (International Team) heading out for a visit to some of the communities. Katuta (Seminarian from Kenya), Ranata (Brazilian Religious Sister), Vitalis (Seminarian from Nigeria) and Derek (Parish Priest from Ireland).