Pre-trip news ...

Whilst at a fete in Limoux for the new wines last weekend, I was suprised to receive a call from Italy. My travelling partner from last year, Gianni the mad Italian aka Monsieur Spaghetti rang.

In his usual mixture of French-Italian with the Turin twang he asked if I was off to West Africa again this year??? We had talked about it earlier in the year when he came past my house with Barbara his wife & the van on his way home from West Africa. I told him that I was flying to Dakar, he asked for the date and has agreed to meet me at Yoff Airport so we can see Guinea Bissau & Guinea together.

Great news, just before my birthday and got me even more excited about the trip especially now that the Irish Embassy have sent me my new passport!