Oxford Street Shopping

Saturday August 2^nd.

For the first time this trip we had a morning to sleep in with nothing planned. Lyle and I got up about an hour later than usual and had breakfast. We lounged around the pool bar area for the morning with the others and waited for Eric to pick us up at 1:00. He took us to Oxford Street which is a busy shopping street. We took three young Brazilian engineers with us who are staying at our hotel and have a free day with nothing to do. There are tourist stalls, and shops for locals. We purchased some souvenirs to take home. We bought some earrings and bracelets from a couple of very friendly local women who actually made them and we tried to avoid the hustlers that just follow you and harass you. One guy in particular was very annoying when Angela showed an interest in something and then changed her mind. He followed us and even though we asked nicely at first, he wouldn't go away. Angela ran into her husband David who is here to team up with her for a three week trip north after our project.

We headed back to the hotel in time for a swim and then dinner. After dinner we spent sometime at the bar again before bed time.