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...

Friday started with a good rest in the morning before going over to Bishops with Chigoli in the afternoon. However things did not go to plan as once again I seem to have brought the weather with me. This time rain struck before anyone had had a chance to change kits, or get a football out the bag. The session instead turned into a coaching one on tactics & formations. Back home the power was off and I could have easily drifted off to sleep with an early nigh...

I woke full of energy & stared the day off replicating my first run here. I managed to improve my time which was a good sign of progress. When I returned though the power was out again. Scotty & I went out for coffee at Kiboko. When I got there I could not resist the banana pancake on the menu. Kiboko run safaris and the restaurant had that theme. After a quick change at the house Scotty dropped my off for 13:00 at Madidi Lodge not quite as opulent as U...