Richard is supposed to finally come tomorrow.
The President is supposed to finally come tomorrow.
President takes presidence over Richard. So the powers that be have closed the entire airport for the entire day, from 7am - 6:30pm. And since planes can't land ... oops, sorry, gotta go herd a frog out the door... OK, frog is out the door. Where was I?
Oh, right. Since planes can only land here during daylight hours (which, around here, is about 7am - 6:30pm), no one, except for the President and his entourage, are moving in or out of the International Airport here until Thursday.
At least they started putting the word out at bout 3pm today, so we had lots of notice! People who are meant to fly out of here for connecting flights on Thursday... well, they'll just have to change their connecting flights! People who have connecting flights into this place... well, they'll just have to stay an extra day in whatever country they're in! Not at all inconvenient to anyone.
Anyways, we'll see what tomorrow brings. They are also expecting that no one will go to work and that they will go line the streets between the airport and the parliament in order to wave at the President. Which also means all the shops and the market and everything else will be closed, as well.
On a completely different note, I miscalculated my money matters this week. Our cashbox is open on Fridays, so I have to take out any cash that I will need for the week on Fridays. Because of various things that have been going on this week, and an awful lot of people who needed money for good reason (ie, for medicine, for funerals etc.), I have exactly the equivalent of $8.50 in my purse, plus $5 in phone credit, to get me through until Friday.
Sounds like a lot, until you realize that my lunch alone each day costs $2.50! I only have two eggs left, which I will have to share with Zane for breakfast. I will have to spend at least $1.00 on bread. And if I don't have to make too many phone calls, and I make a very conscious decision to creatively cook myself supper at the house every night with whatever's in the house at the moment, and drink only water for three days, I just might make it :) Good thing all the shops will be closed tomorrow anyways!
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Our 1st week in country Quaddafi came to town. Everything closed and we needed to buy appliances and housewares to do silly things like wash clothes and eat. What is it about Africa that we feel the need to close up the country when someone shows up?
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