Early Morning

My day started quite early today, 4am to be exact. Couldn't sleep and had masses of ideas and things to do running through my head, so relented and got up. It was well worth it as I managed to get quite a bit done by sunrise when I had a coffee watching Musanze and nature wake up. Something that will never cease to be a treat for me to watch a town gradually wake up, birds starting morning chorus and then the magnificent light display when the sun touches the clouds over and around the mountains.

This afternoon I spent some time with Andy at the metalworkers' workshops around the corner from us. The purpose was to place an order for a BBQ. Anything you want, (well most things anyway) is custom made to your design, it doesn't matter what item of furniture or indoor/outdoor items you want. Anyway, spent about a half hour there discussing what I wanted and between us using scrap and finished products around the place to explain our point. The final design is not at all what I had in mind when I went there but I'm confident the agreed design is actually better.

The reason we didn't stick around very long is that it was raining on and off and we had arrived when the rain had stopped but it started just as we reached the climax of finalising the design and commence the price negotiations. Considering what we ordered, I think we came off pretty well - only £30! It will become the source of some delicious meals - salivating just at the thought.

Also spent a couple of hours this afternoon interviewing someone for a position during the construction phase. A very informative and productive meeting with the rain pounding away outside and some helicopters continueing their noise as they had been since early in the day.

At times today, it sounded like Highbury just before a big Arsenal match with helicopters constantly overhead.

We're off tomorrow to meet two of the local leaders of the area where the site is and walk the bounderies with them and discuss the project. It'll be in the morning so hopefully the rain stays away till later in the day.

From a wet Musanze, cheers till tomorrow.