After feasting on Nigel`s BBQ and helping the kids with their chocolate overload we went walking around the wash in the evening light sorting out the world and its problems. We find its much easier to do this when the sun is shining, and then a desert sunset.
Next day we all decorated pottery which will be glazed and fired for us, and brought back to the UK by lovely friends: it was lots of fun but who knows how the finished product will look. You could get some great sermon material out of that, if Angus was writing!
One of the final highlights was that we eventually got to go the Black Angus steak house, despite pleading that Angus really was his name there were no freebies with the logo on to bring back as a souvenir, but good steak anyhow!!
Next day we ( as in all of us Bells except Angus and Jonny) had to get up before dawn in order to meet the sun as it rose from the east. We then ascended into the skies by the power of hot air, no not Debbie and Anne discussing recipes again. Quite an amazing experience, felt much safer than going up in an aeroplane anyway. Gave us fantastic views and a real sense of awe. Also took this flukey photo with the moon. 
Our final few hours were spent organising Jonny and his year out in Phoenix, starting this August, and eating out again, this time Nigel trying his best to make me like Chinese food. Then a final swim in the balmy evening air before becoming sardines for BA and coming home!
No comments:
Post a Comment