Colin and Audrey

Fun Audrey and I decided we needed a break and went with Joe, the driver to Kumasi to drop Hans off at the airport and to do some shopping.

Audrey bought her return ticket from Kumasi to Accra at the airport and then our eventful day started.  We bought meat, groceries, cheese, wine, medication, fruit and vegetables all at  different stores.

 

Joe bought a TV from the side of the road for the foresters and it took pride of place in the front seat next to a hot and thoroughly wet Joe.

We had been asked to go and find out about a table tennis table, so we entered Melcom Store.  I was just ahead of Audrey walking up the stairs and at the top one, I tripped.  She had just opened her mouth to admonish me, and she did the same thing.

We giggled as we checked why and found out that the top step was at least 2 cm higher than the others.  On the way down we were extra careful but Audrey "joked" that she had pulled a muscle in her inner knee.  I laughed and laughed and she said "I'm serious, I have pulled a muscle!"  Oops!  So when we got back to the car, I found her a bottle of iced water and she sat with that between her knees as we went from shop to shop.

One of the last stops was at a pharmacy to buy Imodium and Coartum (the local malaria medication for Justin - Justin case!)  Joe had told us that we were giving Peter a lift back to Bantama, so we moved the TV to the back of the Fortuna.  We were asked to go to the office to collect pizza.  So then we were confused.  Did we move the TV for Peter or for pizza?  After more giggling, pizza ended up sitting on the front seat.  Hmmm, these Ghanaians, sometimes they talk funny!

It took us from 1pm to 4.30pm to complete all the stops as the traffic was horrific. Although it probably would have been quicker to walk, we were happy to be sitting in an air conditioned vehicle.

During the past weeks we have had a braai at Colin and Audrey's house, a braai at Deon's house, a braai at our house, a curry at Colin's house, a cottage pie at our house for Colin's 60th on the 20th January and then lastly a curry at Colin and Audrey's house to celebrate Audrey's birthday on the 22nd January.

Porks, Deon and Willem.

 

Willem, Colin and Audrey. 

Happy 60th Colin!

A lovely picture of Colin and Audrey on his 60th. 

 

 

There are no vehicles available for us to use as they are either being used for work or have broken down.  Colin and Audrey had to visit us on the quad bike...

...and we had to visit them on the mule.

So much for the dry season.  We had a wonderfully refreshing 22ml thundershower on the night that we had organised a braai....nothing could stop the enjoyment of the dust settling and cooling rain.

 Colin and Audrey have a house like ours - falling off the wall/sink things!

 

          A Boer maak 'n plan. Al weer.

  

So, we have been soaking up the company while the company has been available.  Unfortunately my new friend Audrey has left to go back to South Africa so now we wait with just Colin here until Roz arrives with Deon and the girls on the 12th February.

Porks had been feeling desperate for me and put the word out that he was looking for a puppy.  While circling the house on Wednesday morning, Samuel 2 (there are 4 of them!) arrived at the gate with this little flea-ridden tyke. Aww man! I took it from him and placed it on the cement and he ran away; the puppy not Sam.  I went towards him with some meat and he growled at me, cowering and then yelped in a high pitch as though I had kicked him, "aaarr aaarr aaarr aaarr aaarr".  I realised that this was the first time he had ever seen an obruni! I managed to coax him towards me and he ate some meat, then had a huge wee and a diarrhoearous poo.  I bathed him and wrapped him in a towel and he fell fast asleep.  "Magie vol, ogies toe".  It took 15 minutes for this little chap to trust me.

 So, my heart is healing very quickly with the love and quick trust of a dear little puppy.