Moses at last!

Saturday 28th saw as pack up for the last time and set off on an hours drive to Amieira. We drove in eager anticipation through the rolling hills leading to Oleiros district. Andy and Vonny were furiously applying the finishing touches to the Moses house so we stopped in Oleiros praia fluvial to chill by the freezing river and soak up some rays. We finally drove down the dusty tracks at 18.00 and it felt like a homecoming in a funny kind of way. The house had been transformed with a tiled ground floor and a a new mezzanine above half of the kitchen that we quickly decided would be our master bedroom to accommodate a lounge the other side of the stairs. Andy and Vonny finally came down to welcome us after well-earned kip and the festivities began! That night Caz saw a Scorpion in the bath with hours of arriving (quickly removed and crushed by Andy - minus man points for me!!). Three meals at the kingly ranch later saw us begin to fell settled by the Sunday night. The sunday meal was witnessed by two Mantises in their dining room!

Haiku 1 Sat 28/08

Amber Scorpion in the bath -

Crickets whisper agreement

Into the hot August night.

Haiku 2 Sun 29/08

Breeze drifts over the jagged tree line.

Coming heat rises.