Thanks everyone for their messages, in particular Martin, good to hear from you mate, hope you are well and glad to hear that you are taking an interest. Also hello Miriam, thanks for your message too, yeah, those two are the cutest things, swinging on the gate all day long, running around in circles in the wind, and it's one of my favourite things to walk to work and as you walk past their house, you hear a sweet "Mambo?", the way she extends it so its more like mambooooo, so cute! I think everyone wants to take her home.

Also, news on contacting me, two of my messages state a way you can do it, it shouldn't be more than 15p per minute, and if you text me a day before you call, i can arrange being in the right place at the right time. Just click on some of the messages to the posts for details.

I am starting to get myself a few nick names out here too, i have now become camp chief so some of the locals call me mtemi (Swahili : Chief) and my technician calls me translucent because i take the mickey out of the colour of the paint we use out here... as you can guess, i call it translucent. I'm still absolutely loving it out here, but we are getting new vols tomorrow and old ones leaving today, so emosions are up in the air and i would dred to think how i am going to be in six weeks!

Keep the messages coming... x