Our final day began with discussions of what to do. Scotty was quite happy hosting. Don wanted to go out with a bang & I wanted to work on my tan. All these things came to fruition. Before Scotty & I had finished our coffees Don had polished off two double Malibu's. Not to be outdone at 10:00 in the morning I got in the act with some Archers & Fanta. While Scotty opted for the usual Vodka tonic. This frantic pace could not be kept up for long. Sure e...

Scotty banged on my door & I debated whether it was possible to move or not. I managed to get out of bed & join them for some breakfast. The full English seemed the best way to start the day off, with a steaming pot of coffee. Don & Scotty both managed early morning whiskeys, a bold start to the day. At 10:30 we had arranged to go on a boat trip out on the Lake. The boat didn't fill me with my confidence but I'd did appear to float & we had som...

I was up early & raring to set off but Scotty had some chores to do first. The good news was that this allowed Don time to negotiate some time off from work & join us. We met her at a fancy supermarket that will be Scotty local when he moves into his new home. The Eskimo Room as they called it was almost freezing. It was delightful. The drive was around 5hrs we took the M1 as it was the most reliable road. After Mzuzu the road had been washed away in pa...

I was up early on Sunday as Chigoli had an away game in Kasunga. We went to the community ground to meet the coach & players. I was glad to be in the car with Scotty & piling on to the minibus for the journey in the heat couldn't have been fun. It was bad enough at school getting the minibus to Walkergate, let along 2hrs in the baking heat there & back! When we arrived no one came to greet us, so we inspected the pitch ourselves. I say pitch in the l...

Saturday was a quiet affair though I did get in my first tuk tuk. Amir and I went over to Bishops in one for Chigoli. Today the under 13's and under 15's had games. The first game was a lot more exciting than the second. Plenty of goals saw Chigoli win comfortably in the first game. They managed to win the second as well but it was a decidedly more dull affair. I tried by best not to fall asleep on the touchline. Some free kicks with George in between games helpe...