Zanzibar

Having a great holiday ... wish you were ALL here. We leave tomorrow and this is the first time my fingers have hit a keyboard - having a wonderful break ... snorkelling, swimming with dolphins, beach combing, reading and lazing by the pool. Oh, and eating WAAAAY too much.

Coral Rock is a great place to stay - recommend it!

More details later ....

Leaving Honiara

I had my final meeting with the stakeholders’ group for the distance teacher training project here today. At the end of the meeting I was – for once – speechless when the Permanent Secretary made a big presentation about how much I’d helped them and how much they appreciated it. She then presented me with the most beautiful shell money necklace that they had made specially for me. They had even had my name spelled out in the beads. It is totally amazing and I was really touched that they had done that for me. They also put on a big lunch ... which was great!

I’m very sad that I am not going to be here to help the team make this programme happen – I really hope they are successful. Ah well ... on to the next job :-)

travel plans

Several people have asked what our plans are for the next few weeks - so here goes.

I leave Honiara next Tuesday (11th) getting home on Thursday to Francistown - the day the removal people come. Chaos for 2 days. Friday to Monday we are staying with Les & Guy and then on Tuesday 18th we go to Zanzibar. Planning to do nothing but laze on the beach, read books and go diving and snorkeling. I might manage a little retail therapy but of course I'm not allowed to buy anything - have to go 'look-shopping'

Back to Francistown on Friday 28th to collect the menagery - in the end we decided to take Bunz, Sid and George with us. here's a pic of Sid & george enjoying their last few weeks in their big garden in Francistown.

On Monday 31st we drive to Johnannesburg, leave the animals at the kennels and fly to UK. We are there with my family until Sunday 6th when we leave for Vancouver - arriving Sunday 6th! The same day, the kennels people put the animals on a plane (I hope they get their own seats) to Vancouver via Amsterdam and we all arrive at the same time. And if we are really lucky, out suitcases will come with us too.

Hold thumbs ....

Miserable weekend

What a difference a week makes! I had a terrible weekend - I've got a chest infection and flu and I've had a ton of work to do. I've been trying to write a report and notes from last weeks' training but my head is pounding. I keep checking to see if I've got a curly tail ... but nothing so far!

I wish I was snorkelling :-(