Books and Uniforms

At least we managed to sort out the school materials and uniforms. They have now all been paid for and only some social science books remain to be collected because the publishers have not delivered them yet. The uniforms should ave been ready yesterday but, due to the strike, some work days were lost and they are trying to catch up. Hopefully the girls' blouses will be ready by this evening and that is the last item.

Today (Friday) we hope to be able to collect the shoes but it seems that the transport blockade is set to continue, particularly in Quillacollo where the factory is, and it is uncertain whether the factory will open at all today. We are trying to negotiate with the head of sales to meet him there and somehow get the material out as we need it for tomorrow.

Hope springs eternal!

This morning the sky is cloudy so let's see what the weather is like today. The weather forecast on internet was rain and thunderstorms all week so I came prepared for that only to find that the sun has been splitting the trees since I arrived and after yesterday's hikes in the open in the high valley where the oxygen content of the air is thin, the nape of my neck is like a boiled crab! .