FHS in Bandawe » Journey

Nearly home

Admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:38:07 +0000

The group should just have touched down at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam about now (15:30 – the flight was slightly late). They now have a 4 hour wait before embarking on the final leg from Schipol to Glasgow.

It must be very frustrating to be so close to home and have to wait. Still, it gives them plenty of time to buy extra pressies for everyone

Looking forward to seeing everyone again this evening.

Another snapshot of the journey

Admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:30:41 +0000

We’ll try to share some of the txts that filter through so that readers of the blog can get a flavour of the adventure the group is having. Here are some thoughts on the journey from Kathleen:

‘We r on th bus goin 2 th hotel. Its amazin! Its sunny n mr kamanga came 2 meet us at the airport n gave evry 1 a big hug. Iv been in 3 countries 2day kenya zambia n malawi. We hd a stop in zambia this mornin. Iv seen so much already!’

Once again, I think you get a real sense of the wonder and the sheer amazingness of this trip.

More as we get it.

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The next leg

Admin — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:16:43 +0000

At the moment the group should be settling down for an overnight stay in Nairobi airport. Not the most comfortable arrangement but since they have an early start probably a sensible one.

The next leg of their journey takes them from Nairobi to Lilongwe – but it’s a ‘circular’ (think bus routes) that goes via Lusaka airport in Zambia. You can get details on the Flightstats website. It does mean a longer outward trip but they’ll be on the short leg on the way home. Hopefully they’ll also get to see a bit more of the country from the air.

And they’re off!

Admin — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:11:10 +0000

A surprisingly on-time and awake bunch of teachers, students and parents started gathering at the check-in concourse of Glasgow airport from around 3.40 this morning. One hour later everyone was checked in and heading for the security area.

The obligatory group photo was taken.

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Even the rector, Mr Anderson and another teacher, Miss Derrick, came along to see everyone off – that has to be above and beyond the call of duty at 5am.

Amidst a few tears and plenty of hugs, the group were sent on their way and bleary-eyed parents headed home. At the time of writing the group are probably at 30000 feet somewhere over southern Europe heading for Nairobi. We look forward to hearing from them later today.