The frustration continues

Wednesday morning started with a phone call from Rotarian Robert,who is trying to get the shipment out of Mombassa. We have had 2 stories on the delay - one the conjestion  (Canadian Shipper) missing tax number (Mobassa Shipper) Now Robert advises that we require forms that the Canadian Arm stated we did not. Thankfully the Internet allowed me to search my old files and I found a copy. (No matter how slow it is here it is still quicker than the mail or gong home to get it...

Sue had to return to Kampala to work on the tax number as she couldn't get the computer to work for her yesterday - deep down we must be related.  She is having more luck today.

Yesterday Sue had to take Kyanja ( 6 year old) and his mom to the clinic in Kampala as he has contracted Malaria. Unfortunately they do not sleep under nets here but we will be leaving our nets when we go so they will have a few extra for the kids.

The carpenter arrived to start the eaves work and repairs to the rafters. They use 6" eavestrough because of the heavy rains and each is 3 meters long. We felt that since the carpenter dropped all the wood in the middle of the commn area and the masons are still mixing cement there we should give the girls a break and eat elsewhere. This was one of our worst mistakes and the foor at the guest house was terrible. The meat only tasted of salt and the cabbage tasted like diesel exhaust fumes - probably from the charcol fires they use. The girls never have this problem as their food is excellent and varied. Live and learn.

We walked to the next town and went into a supermarket for some supplies and the owner was very informative. Her grandparents arrived here from Rwanda in the 50's to escape the war and she was born in Uganda. She also advised that there was a Canadian medical centre near here so we are going to try and find out where it is and visit.

Today the masons have dug up the hole for the new rain tank. I decided to go ahead with the base since it is much cheaper to build it while the guys are here than to have them come back. We also have most of the supplies here but they would disappear over time requiring them to be repurchased. They have had to dig a 3 foot deep hole 6 feet around beside the pit toilet to get to ground that is stable so they can build up the base. We are preparing for a 6000 litre tank but we will have to get funding for that in the future as it is another $1500 USD.

The glass man has arrived to measure for the window and door glass which comes from Egypt so this will be another long process.if he doesn't have it in stock. I am hopefull that since they are small pieces he will fnd them locally.