Monday 17 February 2014

14.2.14 Friday. Valentines Day



As usual we were awake early as the cockerels, donkeys and birds woke us all.The pupils started to arrive not long after it got light, ready for the school day. We cleared out our things from the classrooms and put back the furniture, then packed up the truck and the 5 of us set off for Kaur where we stopped for breakfast in the local cafĂ©.  (A corrugate shack with wooden benches round a table and a calor gas stove) Then on to the school to check that the builders have everything before we leave today.  The head teacher was there this morning, so everything is better organised than yesterday.  The boys had slept well and their dinner had arrived; so all were ready for work when we arrived.  Kebba was just coming into the school with a donkey cart with the cement, and sand was on the way!  We took some measurements for book cases and then having ensured that they had everything we left and set off for Loumen.  We enjoy looking at the wide assortment of birds here in the Gambia, and Doug is very keen and on the way he spotted a whole flock of crowned cranes in a field, 24 of them, the first time we have seen these, we stopped to take photos and then continued to the school.  We arrived mid morning and met with the head teacher, Mr Bah, who is delighted that we are paying for a local fence around an area for the ladies to have a garden.  We then went on to Kumbija, just in time to meet the pupils coming out as Friday is early finish.  We looked around the school and inspected the new wall which was completed two weeks ago, and then drove on to Farafenni.  We had a delivery of books at the local police station and then drove on to the ferry port where we were able to cross quickly.  Much to our delight the road is now finished all the way into Soma and the journey was much smoother, although very hot, at one point it was 45 degrees and we stopped for a refreshing cold drink at Kalagie on the way.  We got home just after 5pm, dropped Doug off and then all got showered and changed and went to GTS for dinner.  There was a special Valentines dinner tonight and every table but one was reserved upstairs.  We sat at the centre table and expected lots of couples arriving, but the tables had been kept for a school party!  Excellent meal, we even had a pudding, just what we needed after two days away.

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