Monday 11 January 2016

Power outages

In the office. The fan isn'g going round because there's a power cut.
Power outage - six or seven times since last Wednesday and it's Monday again. Most outages around six or seven hours. The internet copes with near 50kb/s. I've taken a week to download a printer driver, but it's corrupted. So maybe next week.
It rained last night, from about 1am until about 1pm today, without stopping. No breezy showers, breaks in the sky. Rain, steady, wet, moderately warm and saturating. creating puddles.
That gorgeous green open land, palm trees and baobabs. Heat
like a frying pan.
Saturday was a big party. The morning started with student events, and the afternoon went on with a bit of a rest. The evening's highlight was a team competing to drink a tall bottle of Coke and then blow up a balloon until it burst. The music was outstanding, and it was the first beer for a week. Virtuous? Yes, naturally.
Great butterflies here. Flocks that flutter around you and follow each other.
Will go to the village and buy a decent chip for the dongle. Maybe we'll be able to download something.

3 comments:

  1. Hi Alison and Hugh, thanks for your email with the link. I had actually been reading the blog and thought I had left a comment the other day but I can't have followed the correct procedure as it doesn't appear. We got back to Milan last night after ten very hectic days beginning with your Heathrow airport transfer!!
    All ok however.
    We look forward to more pronouncements via the blog.
    S and D xx

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  2. I know some people have said that they can't comment, and that's not because they're being polite: because they may have to sign in to do so. The special instructions panel suggests that you don't have to sign in - like with a Gmail account - but this may not be so. Try commenting as 'Anonymous'.
    So please - meep trying. Always want to hear from you.
    Hugh and Alison

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  3. "Meep" trying? Only Roadrunner can "meep".

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