Heading out on Safari

Hey hey hey – were heading out on “safari” tomorrow AM. That means we’ll be at an unusually remote worksite where we’ll actually stay for a week as opposed to commuting back and forth more than an hour each way every day. Advantage: we get to stay in a cyclone shelter, something like the one pictured. That means we’ll be isolated a bit from the crowds of locals that tend to form around wherever westerners stay in small towns, which is a good thing. The shelter is essentially a concrete bunker raised on stilts; the bunker is to protect occupants from rain, wind, and flying debris; the stilts keep the whole affair up and out of the flood waters.

Fortunately, cyclone season is 8 months away. We’ll have challenge enough dealing with the lack of electricity and “rudimentary” bathroom and bathing facilities – yikes! But, were going with a good crew, and we’ve got enough chocolate bars (courtesy of the chocolate pimp), biscuits, and treats to keep ourselves motivated. Were also having a charging frenzy right now – ipods, cellphones, laptops, and cameras are plugged into every available outlet. Yes – I am bringing my laptop, with the expectation of getting one solid Cyclone Shelter Movie Night out of the battery – continuing my grand tradition of excessive technology in inappropriate locations.

Anyway – point is, we’ll be more or less out of touch for the next 5 days… so we’ll be slow to reply to email or correspondence, apologies in advance!r