more to come...

it looks like i have been able to work my way around the 'glitch' - for the moment!

Somehow (remember the Tardis?) we fitted close to 60 people into the house with room to spare. it was rowdy, raucous and the black happy-happy was flowing as well as fabulous food and an overwhelming energy as people 'meeted and greeted' so many others with a heart for world change.

The goat, again, was a no show...very sad, was I! having foundthe recommended butcher at the Central market, i discovered the quantity i needed to purchase was along the lines of 'half a beast' rather than ' a few diced kilograms', so beef it was - morroccan kebabs! i have now found a butcher at the Central market who has exactly what we need - for next time!

The Shoe-pals had been busily making fridge magnets with our motto on them and sharing those around for donations of 'loose change' - a brilliant effort and a big contribution towards the cost of, wait for it...15 football tops (PORT POWER-AAUUGH) which are going back to the village of Makuluni for the football team! mark Williams, this deserves, at the least, an autographed photo of ADELAIDE team for the wall of the school house! We found the shirts going out on special last season and grabbed them, they were such a bargain and hopefully will fill the children with pride and and a sense of team spirit - of course, the PRIDE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA would be the MIGHTY ADELAIDE CROWS but it is going to be Port Power who are the Pride of Makuluni!

We are now in a position to finalise our freight arrangements and with Virginia heading home next week, the timing is perfect. Stay posted - the ride's far from over, i suspect!