Pretty Good News

This morning turned out to be the time for some good news. Andy and I had a meeting with one of the building contractors who had submitted quotes for the construction. We spent a few hours going through every amount with a fine toothcomb, totally breaking it down and then putting it together again. Turns out, many quotes to date has been high due to certain methods and ratios applied in the local industry and that we could save loads of money by dissecting every task this way. Definitely something to put a smile on our faces plus the fact that he is also being considered for site engineer/technician.

The other good news, actually originating over the weekend, was the request for info for inclusion in a travel guide of Rwanda - not going to say which yet. Something small but enough to get the spirits up.

A bit on the downside though is we're still in the throes of the EIA with some unnecessary delays at the moment but as in the past, I'm sure we'll get through this too. Does get quite frustrating though because time is actually an issue.

Its also become crystal clear now (knew it before but confirmed now) that gorilla permits have become as rare as chicken teeth. Its that busy and some of the tour operators are already buying permits for next year and some even for 2008!

Anyway, off to Kigali tomorrow and hopefully that will turn out quite productive - I really need a whole day being productive.