The last post! At least from Kitwe

Well I am back at the hotel for my last night, working on the PC in reception, feeling like my right arm has been cut off without the laptop!

It was quite hard saying goodbye to everyone and I really did feel quite sad, almost tearful.  It has been quite an intense time at points for a variety of reasons, so saying farewell, for what might be the last time ever did seem quite sad.   And off course I had to leave the laptop behind - we have grown very fond of each other over the last month or so.  :-)

Walking home I couldn't help but wonder if I had made enough of it, could I have done more, did I get the best out of my experience.  I think I did, but it's hard to know.  My one little regret is that we never socialised as a team.  I know a few of us were meant to go out on Wednesday but my stomach put paid to that, but there was never any suggestion of us going out for a 'team' drink.  Something which we would have done back home had we had a 'guest' worker with us.  Not sure if it is just a cultural thing, either just something they don't do, or even was it up to me to suggest it.    Whatever, its too late now to have that team night out!!   Unless they all want to pop down to Lusaka at the weekend, as I might have some time on my hands to spare.

I believe BA are back in talks again, but the lack of information at my end and confusion is so annoying.  I have tried and failed to get back through to BA in Zambia again for the last two days with the calls just going dead on me.  That was until just after 6 pm tonight when I got through and got a message telling me the office was shut!! Excellent, BA is in chaos but the telephone lines still go down at 6 pm!!  Why they refused to address my questions by e-mail is beyond me. I quite simply have no way of contacting BA in the UK - howe ridiculous is that!!    A very stroppy letter will have to be written when I get back - assuming I do get back eventually.

Well I am off to do my packing  - having searched my room for frogs first of all.  Could end up finding one squished in beside all my dirty washing when I get home.  And boy do I have a lot of laundry to do when I get home!!!  I am almost, but not quite, running out of clothes!!!

\I am sure I will manage to find PC in Lusaka, unless BA call off the strike and I have no time. 

Have a nice Friday at work everyone - whatever I am doing it won't be work!!