Day 13!

The last day of work for us started like any other, with the boys super tired we all struggled to head off to work ready to finish off the jobs we started 2 weeks ago.

Luckily, the work wasn’t too intensive, and with most of the groups completely finished already a lot of the time was spent sitting and conversing with each other and the locals. A couple of the boys even managed to teach some of the kids classic Aussie primary school games to pass the time.

Leaving the sites was very surreal as we’ve really gotten into the work rhythm and leaving seems so strange at this point. In the afternoon most of the boys went to ‘teach’ at one of the schools (playing Simon Says) while a small group of boys valiantly volunteered to go back to their worksite to finish off the last little bit of their house.

With an afternoon off, we played with the kids for maybe the last time – frisbee, cricket, skipping and soccer were popular and plenty of fun was had before the children went inside to study. Afternoon tea and dinner was just as we’ve grown used to during the past 2 weeks, and round 2 of trivia produced a new victor which was great to see (even if it wasn’t us ☹). The team of Liam, Gus, Marcus and Toby got over the line with their knowledge of Brother Kimpton.

All are ready for the house reveals tomorrow and the weekend ahead of us. The travel home seems right around the corner even though we’re all dreading the 14 or so hours of flights and buses that lie ahead.

Pat & Lucas