Sunday 28 October 2018

Day 10- so this is goodbye

Greetings from the land afar,
where we never leave the door ajar,
Not only for the risk of rain,
But the mozzies are a bloody pain,

The morn was early, the sun was bright,
The early birds had just taken flight,
we'd finished breakfast, cleared our plate,
and for once Musa wasn't late!

Towards Balanta was our ride,
Where we met our morning guide,
With a warming smile, and a friendly face,
He took us to the market place.

Shirts and bracelets, drums and masks,
Necklaces and wooden flasks,
All the prices had to barter,
They were smart but we were smarter.

Dragging us to see their stall,
I'm sure I almost saw them all,
Trying to find the smallest cost,
It's a miracle nobody here was lost

Eventually we made our ways,
through the endless selling maze,
Emerged onto the busy street,
Moaning from our aching feet.

Next our stop was down the road,
So In the Musamobile we rode,
A valiant beast of baby blue steel,
with a broken door and a dodgy wheel.

At Basha’s Bakery we stopped for food,
 and left us in a better mood,
Before our final destination,
and endless bored procrastination

The cultural village was our final stop,
So out of the Musamobile we hopped,
The drums had all of us in a trance,
As we were mesmerised by a traditional dance.

We listened intently, and watched in awe,
And they left us always wanting more,
Unfortunately it was the end of the show,
And alas we finally had to go.

Before we headed back to Lac's,
We went for a drink at Roy's to relax,
No more excitable children to teach,
Just a last chance to enjoy the beach.

Just before the night was through,
We announced there was a surprise for you,
For after tea a meeting was called,
But everyone was surely fooled.

To a classic African groove,
Room 31 boys busted some moves,
A well rehearsed and polished routine,
But splitting our trousers at the seam.

This brings us to our last goodbye,
Despite a dark and cloudy sky,
Our memories will be living on,
For final time from Salone, Shallom!

Toby and James Moore