April 12th, 13th 1982
Torrential rain once again today. Just as well we had planned nothing more than taking care of various admin things. […]
Bureaucracy
May 10th 1982
First stop of the day was the immigration office, which we visited with Dave. No real problem there, but we
July 20th 1982
No, you don’t find out yet. Be patient. This morning we all went ashore. It’s usual when entering a country
July 22nd 1982
After not at all a bad night’s sleep, especially considering the absence of a sleeping-bag, blanket, or even sheet, we
August 30th 1982
The plan was to leave this afternoon sometime, but that was dependent upon things going well bureaucratically, + otherwise. Anyway,
January 21st 1983
Somehow the morning passed very quickly even tho’ I didn’t finish off the cellar, as I had imagined I
March 7th 1983
Happy birthday, Mum. A day of business today, which turned out pretty well. Nick gave us a lift into town,
March 29th 1983
With the absence of a clock, we couldn’t tell whether or not we’d made an early start. However, by the
April 20th 1983
A business day today – we compiled a long list, + headed in. Changed our air ticket time + place.
October 10th 1983
We’d compiled for ourselves a vast list of chores to perform today, so with all of them we were thoroughly
October 11th 1983
Not a spectacularly wonderful day – we are sitting here, marking time, wasting time really, just waiting for the word
October 17th 1983
Much running around today. First job was to send off a large parcel home. Our usual bits + pieces –