As you may have gathered from previous blogs and the news, Friday is Sunday here in Egypt so we did Sunday type things today. After Church we walked to the Nile via LinkDSL, they are the internet providers for the flat and we are trying to set up an account with them. Unfortunately the previous tenant didn’t pay their bill (almost 1500 LE) and we can’t have account with them until either our landlord clears the debt or our he provides them with a number of papers. He was not happy when the Link representative phoned him today to let him know what needed to be done. I am not hopeful about the situation but the man at Link seemed to think everything would get sorted so we will wait and see.
The weather today was glorious (sunny and 25 C) such a change from the dust storms we have been treated to over the past few days. The dust swirls around and gets everywhere, my next set of glasses need an anti-scratch coating I think, so the walk to the Nile was pleasant enough. Our aim was to visit the Alpha Market on the Corniche as our usual supermarket (Carrefour) was looted during the revolution and hasn’t re-opened yet. It’s a lot like going to the small Morrisons in Brough rather than the big ASDA in Hessle Road. We managed to pick up some bits (Sharwood’s Korma sauces amongst other things) but need to look out for some meat soon, probably from the Metro.
Maddison went to her friends yesterday to sleep over and has called to negotiate a second evening. She needs to come back tomorrow to see her Dad before he goes back to work on Sunday. The staff are back at MESC but it is optional for the students, although I think they are hoping the exam classes will turn up to be taught. The system seems a little crazy to me and makes it difficult to plan what to teach no doubt Geoff will tell me how it all went!
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