Breaker, breaker, this is Clare..........

Well isn't Si a bundle of laughs? The weather is too hot and the taxis are too expensive. On a much happier note, we are both having a fantastic time here. We are slowly getting acclimatised to the weather. Admittedly, we have both shed a layer of skin, but if it is good enough for the snakes it is good enough for us.

In other news, due to my hardness of hearing and short sightedness, Si sees me as a "wondering off hazard", and therefore has railroaded me in to buying walky talkies. Yes people, the ones that you see mother and toddler with, but a bit cooler and black (Si's words, not mine)! I don't think I was prepared for how seriously Si would take this. I have to say 'Over' when I have finished speaking, and we even have call signs! Picture this, I am strolling the streets of Hilo, with Si's voice blaring in my pocket:

"Unit 2 are you responding? Return to base immediately, Over".

After only 2 days, I have found the stand-by button, and Si still thinks I am out of signal.

OVER.

Clare
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