We are enjoying the third day of uninterrupted sunshine. Everything, from carpets, walls even the Land Rover needed to be dried out and aired. We are very thankful for this respite of sunshine in the midst of the rainy season, because Gabriel will be moved to its ‘parking spot’ tomorrow. We spent Saturday morning on the boat, mostly drying and airing and the mud in front of the boat was not yet completely dried out.
The glorious sunshine also meant that work to replace the school’s roof, continued. We trust that all the classrooms will be up and running this coming week.
Nosy Be is traditionally not a rice planting area, but we noticed as we now regularly drive up north to the boat yard, that little rice paddies have appeared everywhere. And with the amount of rain we’ve had, I think that it will be a good harvest.
Please pray with us for the final move of Gabriel tomorrow. We also started to make notes of all that needs to be done on the boat. Dries and I agree that it will take longer than the anticipated six months as there is much more damage which revealed itself on closer inspection. On our way home, feeling somewhat overcome by what lies ahead, we stopped off at a new art village, freshly opened for the bus loads of tourists which until now have yet to show themselves. We looked and felt a bit out of place with our dirty work clothes, but nevertheless were served a very good iced coffee.
Have a blessed week.