Think we've earnt it...

It's been a long hard week....seems a lifetime ago we were having our first day in Muheza!
I'm lying now in a room with air-con, having washed my hair and flushed a toilet: think we've earnt a few little luxuries....we decided to stay overnight in Tanga this weekend. It's less than an hour away and I suspect we'll be visiting rather a lot. 2ND largest port in Tanzania...we drove in past large cement factories and sisal plantations: 2 biggest exports. With some excellent navigation and without knocking anyone off their motorbikes we found the supermarket, cash machine & most importantly the yacht club for a swim & lunch. By which point it was a little too close to getting dark and driving in the dark is a big NO. Thought we'd try the Lutheran hostel which, although basic has filled all our requirements with the bonus of friendly staff joining in our evening card games and free range monkeys.
Need to get us a decent coolbox...splashed out on some cheddar but don't think much else would survive sweating in the car for long. We've been generously given free rein to borrow the hospice car at weekends which opens up so many options to us. The hospital driver looked askance when he realised I was going to be driving it, though I have let M have the first test drive.
Kids all survived first week...turns out ugali & cassava are NOT their favourites. B has needed me in school with her, but we seem to have broken the ice with making friends so hopefully we can build on it in the coming weeks. They've been playing football and marbles after school with the neighbourhood kids and I can't really work out how we fitted in any after-school clubs or TV back in the UK as the time just disappears. We've had plenty of grumpy moments, and I've certainly not lost the rush of the school run...just now we have to be leaving the house at 7.15...worse! Girls have all voluntarily suggested they go to bed earlier!!
M carrying big weight of responsibility this week...read his blog: the surgeons musing. A weekend of fun is certainly what we all needed...