Worlds Biggest Braai!

World's Biggest Bri!

Saturday Namibia was the first country in the world to challenge Australia's 1994 claim to holding the worlds largest barbecue (called a Bri here).  It was held at Sam Nujoma stadium in Katatura and without knowing the results I'd have to say that if we didn't break the record, we had to come close.

Mark, Chris N., Cynthia, Matt P., Copellia, Carrie and myself all went to the bri, but since we had to take taxis there we got split up.  This is what the stadium looked like as we drove up...	Standing in one of the many lines outside the statium we tried to figure out why there were several different lines all going to the same place.	The main entrance, after going through the security check point where officials from the Guinness Book of World Records were also verifying that no one was re-entering.
Waling up into the stadium.  There had to be at least 10,000 people on the field at the time.	We stood in a very crammped mash-pit like line for nearly 30 minutes waiting to get our hot dog and coke.	The moment we were waiting for- Copellia here is getting her coke after having a hot dog shoved in her hand.
Carrie and Copellia with their amazing free meal.	Proof that I was there.	There were some Namibian singers who entertained the crowd.  The stage had lights, smoke and fancy lasers- it was pretty cool.
We found a bus to go home, which was an adventure itself.  The bus driver pulled over after leaving the stadium to ask where everyone wanted to go.  A few minutes of chaotic yelling later, we were headed to town.	They marked our thumbs on the way out to make sure that we don't go in again.