The Story So Far ...

We said farewell to our work friends at the RSPCA and BBC on 14 September, farewell to our families on 3 October, and set off for Africa to save cheetahs, decorate school buildings, and look around a bit. After a trip home for Christmas, we headed for South East Asia on 6 January -- where we were stunned by Qatar and Cambodia, taught novice monks in Laos, and acted as security guards at an Elephant Festival. It was back home for four weeks to look after John's dad, before we tangoed our way through five South American countries in fifteen days. We then snooped our way through New Zealand, dipped our toes into Fiji, drove-thru California and were home from home with family in Vancouver.

Now, we are home itself. Fulfilled, happy, and ready to earn the respect of our friends and family by knuckling down and earning some money once again ...

Sunday, 24 October 2010

Tales from the Hide 2: Recharging




The symbol on the Ipod looked ominous.  "Low Battery" threatened me with an even lonelier night shift monitoring animals by moonlight than I had anticipated. 

It was 4.30am, I'd been awake for four hours, and one of the pieces of kit that had helped me get this far was about to turn itself off.  There was no hope of it being recharged until plugged into a socket back at base.  Sleep beckoned, a cardinal sin whilst on animal watch duty in a hide.

And then an alternative piece of recharge kit presented itself to me.  No cables for this, no adaptor needed.  It came with a lifetime guarantee.  A flicker at first, then a pulse.  Soon, one bar - then two.  I plugged myself into a Namibian sunrise, and that was all that was needed to reboot me into the Namibian day. 

JY

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