Paradise has indeed been hot this week mercury over the 40 at times humidity like a shower especially un packing the containers no need to have steam or a suna bath here just pull up a chair and sit in the container that’s not quite empty.
Walk out into the field yesterday in the old gumbbies no dry spots much out there hope up on the dozer parked on the road .Just water to the horizon bout 4 inches deep and counting just as well it is so flat or we would be able to fish off the high rise .May be able to do some mud wrestling till Christmas and then perhaps be dry enough to do some clearing in Late January after the referendum
Continuing with camp building more accommodation units and a large ablution block still no more containers from Port Sudan negotiating the price to pay started at way more than there worth so will be a while coming has been ongoing for months.
Road North and South from Bentiu to Khartoum has been blocked for a few days near the border some dispute and posturing by the locals there. So the the town has had no food or water deliveries for a week or more just another little thing that happens here also we cant get gravel as that also comes from the North about 140 ks away, and our supply trucks have also been held up we got a bit short on water but found a bit in town that was able to get through , mind u we paid a good price for it.
This will be fairly regular into the future I feel and will have to find a way to manage it.
Went to the Governors for Breakfast [ more like lunch]again last Sunday seems to be regular when he is out at Maanga discussed the world and his farming problems .No fish this time as he has learned I don’t like muddy fish and pup a cement concoction made from ground corn or semolina a bit like a raw damper sets the stomach for a week so just had the basic goat shank and neck bone and flat bread in a source of sorts so will have to take Tabaq his cook some herbs .
The poor old gov has gout so he is off read meat.
Then went for a stroll amongst the assembled local leaders down the main street of Maanga to the school site see what e could do to get it open as we are on a bit of a roll with the success of the clinic we man and a huge amount of thanks to Ranga our nurse must be given he has done an out standing job.
Quite a surreal feeling with 40 or so armed escort various local leaders and a division commander and me as the token white and not having a clue what they were waffling on about just nodding and clicking in the back of your throat as the locals do to show they understand with out saying any thing.
Then a group of real looking soldiers and a couple of Generals appeared form fuck knows and the old Gov slipped right into one of them so I was glad we had the numbers and I was on the right side for that Sunday.
It has transpired that all my berating of him and the odd officer and government official has had a bit of success as my most favorite checkpoint has been disbanded. A small victory to the Aussies or perhaps they have all moved to the border any how no more arguments for a while on the way to town. Bit boring really?
3 air seeder carts up and moving planter bar out and ready to go could have done with it a few months ago although the whole area cleared is under water /still I am led to believe you need to soak your corn before making bourbon and it would be organic as well is this a new industry for the undeveloped would??
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