Monday 29 July

Well today was another unexpected start, rain in Africa? Who could have dreamt this up! Though in an attempt to sound less British talking about the rubbish weather, back to the point of this expedition.. Which is clearly the amazing food and wonderful company.

Well maybe not the food, though at least we are getting there!  Company couldn't be better, seems all the training weekends have paid off when it comes to being sociable and enthusiastic; apart from the leaders that is, who clearly must think we smell too bad to mix with before we have evening showers.

I suppose the other smaller reason for us being here would be the building.. which everyone will be happy to know is going really well! We are steaming ahead on the gable end, and have the window wall up to the same height, with scaffolding (built with the graft and sweat of Dave "Fifi" Fionda..) along two walls.  The door side is proving a little more tricky, but who needs a rectangular door anyway, let's just build it Art Nouveau, it's all the craze in southern Spain.

As we are doing so well with the classroom we have started on the kitchen block, it's a nice shaded spot to work in and we were even serenaded by the school children at lunchtime as they repeated back our scout songs, "Camel Train" seems to be their favourite.

As most were building, or catering, or being lazy on their rest day, there was a small group, ably led by John "Scout" Yardley to dig an intricate network of trenches to (hopefully) protect our tents from any further rain.  Fingers crossed for tonight!!

Oh dear, would seem we are too British, as we are finding it rather difficult to stay on topic with the build, and not go onto a large rant about the inconsistencies of this weather so we had better wrap it up now.

Lotti (and Max - Spellchecker extraordinaire )