I wanted to get to Lethem this weekend to buy some stuff and send some emails, so I went through the motions of asking all the usual suspects if they’re driving to Lethem at the weekend, and I got a little more than I bargained for…
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Third Time Lucky
Good news! The engineers/contractors are back for a third attempt at drilling a well, which means we might be getting running water by the time we’re back from our Christmas holidays. If we’re extremely lucky, electricity may follow a few months after that as well! Maybe. Read more
Horse Riding
Did quite a bit of horse riding today, and I must admit thar galloping across the Savannah, with the sun beating down, mountains in the background, and sunglasses on… I felt rather epic!
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Good News, Bad News
Good news: today was our first pay day! And just in time too… Harry and I were down to our last few thousand dollars (a few thousand really isn’t much at all, no matter how nice it sounds – it’s about £5). And I know what you’re thinking – we’re volunteers, so why do we have pay days? Well, we still need money to eat! :p
Bad news: after roughly 5-6 years of faithful service, my iPod has finally throw in the towell and given up the ghost! Luckily I have some tracks on my phone (including two very important playlists) so I’m not totally without music, but it is still a little frustrating. I’m hoping to buy a cheap, imitation iPod in Georgetown at Christmas, but failing that I shall just make do with my phone.
If anyone’s thinking of sending me an iPod (well, you never know!), your intention is appreciated but it would never get to me, so it’s probably not worth it!
A Whole New Type of “Shopping”
Last night Harry and I went for a walk down into the village to buy some peanuts to snack on. We came back with a little more than peanuts…
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Blog Posts!
Sooooooo… I haven’t properly posted anything since I arrived in Sand Creek over 2 months ago – sorry about that, but there’s not a lot of Internet access in the Savannah! Fear not, dear reader, I have not forgotten about you! I’ve been writing a load of blog posts on my phone, just waiting to upload them.
Today I walked/cycled 13 miles to Dadanowa Cattle Ranch to spend the weekend (thank you, Erin, for your awesome hospitality!!). They have WiFi, so here cometh the flood of posts!
Photos of Sand Creek Secondary School
Left to right: the student dorms, the school, and the teacher’s quarters*.
* Harry and I share the third apartment along from the left.