Goodbyes

In just under a week we'll be boarding the Dornier plane at Principe airport, for the last time. Our bags are half packed and the rest of our belongings - which are still to be packed - have been sorted out and organised. Since we can only physically handle four large suitcases, two backpacks and a pram - filled with one three year old, a lot of our things will be left on Principe. We've given away toys, clothes and non-perishable food and sold items like our portable pool and extra medicines and with a week to go I feel quite organised.


I think this is likely to be my last post about Principe and makes me feel quite nostalgic about my blog and the experiences I've recorded. I've definitely enjoyed the process of blogging and strangely enough have encountered a bit of fame (tongue in cheek) as a result. This island is very small and there is not much information about it for prospective travellers, so somehow my blog gets listed by search engines and read by those looking for some information. A couple of times I've had someone say on meeting me that they know all about me. It's taken me by suprise each time!

I will probably blog again, when our next adventure begins, whatever that might be, but for now I'm focused on my holiday in South Africa. As an aside, my travel documents are still pending, but such is the way of the island...