P and I spent an amazing evening at a concert in Crawley where Blakkayo was performing. The concert tickets were my birthday gift from P. Besides the great atmosphere, it was nice to reconnect with our Chagossian friends.
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Easter photoblogging: Port Louis
Our road-trip cut short by downpours, we stopped at Albion Public Beach to buy rotis. After eating, we drove to another beach, hoping that the clouds would clear. I got lucky and snapped this picture of the lighthouse just before it rained again.
We then went to Pointe-aux-Sables where the weather was nicer and people were actually celebrating Easter on the beach—not the usual large crowd, but the mood was there. I walked onto the jetty and took some more pictures of ships and of the port.
I tried a long exposure of the Container Terminal and realised that 30 seconds with a 10-stop filter was overkill for rendering smooth waters.
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How hard could it be?
Managing a house renovation project is hard work. We keep rushing from place to place, making phone calls to and meeting tradesmen for cost estimates, and pleading–if not begging–for our work to be started in priority. This back-and-forth has been our bane for the last three months. Yet, I’m told that we have made good progress, compared to others’ experiences.
Perhaps, having the masonry done, and doors and windows installed within a month give that impression. But out of fourteen big items on our project plan, we’ve marked only four as green. A couple of them (CWA water supply and CEB electricity suppl)are marked amber, given the dependence on other tasks to be completed first. And, we have yet to choose light fixtures and sanitary ware to be able to advance work on electrics and plumbing (the reds).
My brother is convinced that we can complete the renovation within our three-week stay in Mauritius. I am not, given how much remains to be done and the slow pace at which things move.
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Since “I am not working” on this trip, I thought I would spend my afternoons doing more photography. But the activities related to our renovation project are more tiring than I expected, especially combined with the heat, and my motivation remains low. With some encouragement from P, I looked for and found a picture without having to drive anywhere.
