Wow. What a return South Africa! It has been a lot done here in my absence ...
So, I was not really in Manzamnyama, very briefly, and Aidan has built a huge fence around the whole area where we build the Lodge! This is really great, a fence is just the nuts and bolts here, otherwise you can forget the whole gärntern same. The roof of the first room is almost finished. Aidan wanted to finish everything before I come back, but then what is between ...
... namely an offer we could refuse impossible. In the neighboring village, Lubanzi, we were able to buy a house, including 2 Rondavels, fully furnished with beds and all that with covered patio and bar and garage. This house is now our temporary home while we rebuild the whole into a backpackers. The rondavels are in good shape, but the house needs to be done before it can be rented at a profit.
Now we have two projects ... and we will invest a lot of time working in the new house, because, if we can live from this Backpackers, we have ensured a better capacity to invest in our project. Moreover, the income or profit is partly invested in the project.
donations will of course continue to be 100% into the project. As soon as I put a gives better overview have, I'll post here a list of things that Aidan has recently acquired, such as tons of wire mesh for the fence, and some tools like a cordless drill, which makes our work uncanny.
A big thank you to all who have come to one of the project presentations and have something put in Kässeli, and thanks also to all others who have a donation to the project. I deposited the money immediately accessible again project has Aidan account and then return mail in South Africa lifted off again and invested in the project. Overall, have come together to 1000.00 francs. A very special thanks go to my parents say that Aidan and I have housed and fed during our stay in Switzerland, who have tirelessly made for my project advertisements and flyers printed and distributed, and have invited people for the presentations. Thank you, without your help and support would all have been impossible. Also a big thank you to the rest of the family, grandparents and uncles and aunts and cousins, for your kindness and your support.
Sun - the moment we meet, especially in Cape Town on a short marketing trip to the backpacker at a party owners and flyers of our project and our new Backpackers scatter. Towards the end of next week we are back at the Wild Coast, and I will take pictures of everything that is new, post here on this blog.
Thank you all, friends and donors, and it was wonderful to see you all again, and hopefully soon - in Switzerland or in South Africa!
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