Water !!!

Its been incredibly hot here, but it 's the rainy season and so there is rain most evenings. Today there is a light very welcome rain outside and large grey cloud cover. Its such a relief. Of course it makes travelling down the road a bit of a hit and miss too - negotiating large water-logged pot-holes turns the journey into a ride similar to a camel with three legs!

Water is a real issue, as is plumbing. So finding hot water running in the morning is hit and miss, so I was grateful to get up today and have a warm trickly shower, and be able to wash my hair. I borrowed a small hair dryer from Fiona next door, and have only been able to do my hair twice. Most days it does it 's own thing. Fiona asked me yesterday if I had a perm, so you can imagine how it is! When I was in Zanzibar it did the same thing, and I just pulled it back with a band.

Going to the loo is another thing altogether... ezpecially at the venue. There is a bucket of water outside the loo and after you have done what you need to do, you go next door and fill the bucket and flush the business down. On the way to the loo, a lot of water is spilled by various people, so the floor of the loo has a light film of water on it most days and the journey back and forth can be a bit precarious, balancing the water very carefully while negotiating the floor!

I am sure this is not the only place where this is the situation, but I am becoming more and more aware of how fortunate I am, and appreciating where I live!