Back in Masindi

Well, we are now back in Masindi after our trip to the UK. I know the weather was very kind to us in the UK, we missed the snow and rain, but the contrast in temperatures is greater than we’d expected. The heat literally hit us in the face as we descended from the plane at 9.30 on Monday morning and gradually got hotter as we made our way up country. When we left Masindi a few weeks ago we thought the rains were coming, which would cool everything down, but apparently they were short lived. It’s still possible we could get some more rain in the next few weeks to keep us going until the longer rainy season in Sept/Oct. My newly planted vegetable garden is looking very thirsty but the avocados and mangoes seem to be growing nicely. I just have to keep the monkeys off!
It was great to catch up with family and friends on our trip and, of course, the highlight was Becky and Gordon’s wedding. It was exactly as they’d hoped it would be; everyone had a wonderful time and yes I did find 'just the right handbag'! We were lucky enough to also go to the wedding of a friend; another fantastic day and an opportunity to see people.

In many ways it's good to be back. To be greeted by so many people who seem to have genuinely missed us is quite heart-warming. In our absence four new VSOers have arrived which boosts our cluster by 100% and hopefully our social life too! We are looking forward to getting to know them.


Sue, a friend of mine, gave me some shirts for our askaris. Solomon wanted to put his on right away and here is a photo of him modelling it, complete with his bow and arrows!

Maggie