This is Chris' last day so we are wandering to the house then she will leave with Sue in the afternoon by taxi to Kampala where Sue's sister will drive them to the airport in Entebbe. Jackson left this morning with Chris' bags in his car and they will meet in Kampala. At the guest house Chris dolled out gifts and trinkets to the kids and left a pile of clothes behind. We all will leave our clothes behind and take back items for Sue to sell in Canada to cut down the transport costs for her. She sure wouldn't want to put it in a container!
The painter has started on the window. It is a good day when you can get 5 coats of oil based paint on - a little dry here. The renovators of the guest house are also redoing all of the beds. They varnish and leave them outside overnight to dry while they are parging and painting the inside of the rooms.
As we walked into town today we saw a dust storm. A mini tornado dancing down the street picking up sand, dust, plastic and paper. It was quite fascinating to watch and of course I forgot to bring my camera. It continued and reached about 30 feet high until it tried to cross the road and "ran out of steam"! Crossing the road is dangerous even for tornadoes here.
Sue and Chris left about 2:30 and an hour later they called to say that the taxi had a tire blow out and they were on the side of the road. Steve was called and he went off to rescue them all he works with a taxi driver ( they have a driver and coordinator (money collector) in each van)
I tried to call Canada all day but the network was down - this is a new one for me but nothing is truly unexpected anymore. Our furniture maker did not show up with the desks so I am off to try and see what happened. Sue stayed in town with her sister so I will attempt it on my own.
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