Our lovely evening meal

Saturday issues with wifi

Had ten or so posts for yesterday but for some reason my footprints wouldn’t upload so trying again today folks
A day of rest

Sunday is a day of rest so we are off to visit Steka and take some well needed supplies in preparation for us returning to paint the orphanage. Can’t wait to see Patrick our adoptive son from lastЧитать далее
I've been to the mountaintop...

A wee afternoon trip for lunch at the tour guides home. Fabulous views
Visiting the pigs

Off to paint the training centre

A change to the plans and no steka today but going to help support the training centre attached to steak by painting it. God knows has 75 children in his care and four of his friends ping people, allЧитать далее
Wow working like crazy

Day two on the site

I didn’t get the chance to take pictures today as I was working like a Trojan with my friends trying to get the session off to a productive start. It’s been a very long and hard day and I’m offЧитать далее
Day three jogging

For three days I’ve managed to get my exercise in, this morning it wasn’t quite thirty minutes, meaning my calories burning has exceeded 2000. This morning we had a wee club going which made itЧитать далее
The build

Coming along nicely
Fab day en route to the site

Manis brought me a gift

My friend Manis from two years ago brought me a gift today. Nedson from dream travel was a star and was able to let her know that I’m a veggie and don’t eat chicken but she was profusely thankedЧитать далее
Kids at the build

It wasn’t quite as manic today as the most of the kids were in school until the teachers took part in a bit of training.
A local delicacy

Meeting the family

Manis brought her Mum and Dad to meet me and I’d already met her older sister and older and younger brothers. At sixteen she is waiting for her results before moving on to secondary school. I’dЧитать далее
Views on the way home

Supermarket trip

A joyous supermarket trip stocking up on crisps, biscuits and Malawi vodka. It was great the last time and costs a tenth here what it cost in the UK. Too much work and all that....
Dels diner

A fabulous African diner with all mod cons 😊
Another day another dollar

Day four on the building site today and heading into work and taking in all the views. I’ve spent the past few nights having early days as nothing can make me more tired at the moment than manualЧитать далее
The grafting knows no bounds

Invited for dinner at Dezi's house

The food was to die for and the hospitality you can only imagine in dreams.
The spa

After a week of working very hard we’ve come to our overnight stays in the spa - paid for before we came away. It’s a well deserved break and an opportunity to see the other side of Malawi 🇲🇼
1 of the most beautiful places on earth

A day at the spa to rest the aching bones after another wee jog but this time along the path to the beach. Have to get the balance between work and play and treat yourself once and again afterЧитать далее
Fun in the sun

What a great time we’ve had at the spa. Nine out of sixteen of the group took the opportunity to share this experience and its given us an opportunity to see the other side of Africa. Sandy whiteЧитать далее