16. Nothing to Report

09/11/08

It's 10:00pm and we still haven't heard anything. We still can't find a local radio station, the TVs still incomprehensible, the landline's dead and the mobiles have no signal.

It does say on the postcard that They'd '...be in touch nearer the time'. How much nearer can you get? And if it was safe to drive through with the loudspeaker and safe to deliver parcels, why isn't it safe enough to give us a bit of information? Argh it's maddening. Even B.'s getting wound up about it - boy are they going to get a tirade of complaints tomorrow!!!!

Oh well, we're drinking wine - the best bottle B. could find in the rack (I don't know how he remembers!!) and we found a jar of olives and some cheese straws. We made a bean chilli with a tin of tomatoes, a tin of beans and some dried chillies. Would have been nice to add some vegetables, grate some cheese on top and wrap it up in a tortilla with some sour cream. But it was still nice. We made it a candle lit dinner and even had coffee and (slightly crispy) After Eights. I had a genius idea to make the coffee nicer - add Bailey's. Why didn't I think of that before?

Our outfits are picked out, the alarm is set for 5:00 am, and I am really looking forward to tomorrow.

You know what though? I'm really glad this happened. It's been a really different experience and in many ways it's been fun. I'm also going to really appreciate so many things that I've been taking for granted. It's been a lesson.