Last Night-shift!

Last night-shift of this holiday! YAY I'm so tired it doesn't even bare thinking about. And I still have 8 hours to go.

I got to work with Sarah last night which was fun, we watched something like 10 episodes of 'How I Met Your Mother' and then a film called 'Angels' Share' which I wanted to go see with my Dad, but it only came out about a week before I left England and we didn't have time so he sent it out to me. He said in his letter that I could show it to the non-english people here so that they could see what 'real England' looks like. The problem is, is that the film is set in Scotland and none of the Germans/Swiss/Belgiums/French understand the Scottish volunteers even when they speak slowly and clearly. There isn't a hope on earth of them understanding a thick, fast Scottish accent combined with slang! But all in all it was a very good film.

5 hours left. I think I've talked about what night-shift is like if you have to change nappies or wake kids up to go to the toilet and about how it splits up the night quite nicely, you end up waiting for midnight, then 4am then 7am. But I'm almost certain I haven't talked about the excitement that is not waking kids up. Instead of waiting 4 hours at most, you are waiting 10 hours because that's all night-shift is. Waiting. And 10 hours is a long time to wait. There's the hour of death: the hours between about 3 and 5 (although sometimes it can start at 2) where absolutely nothing happens. All the kids are deeply asleep, anybody that's run away is usually back by then or they've decided not to come back until the morning, you're properly settled and getting bored. If I have to watch any more 'How I Met Your Mother' I might cry.

In happier news, me and Sarah are almost, definitely, certainly, probably going on holiday tomorrow! We managed to book a backpackers in Tsitsikamma, so the plan is to hopefully to a canopy tour and go to the Elephant park in Knysa (and get to ride a smellyfant!!!!!) maybe go quad biking and eat ostrich in Oudshoon if we have time. Sarah is definitely doing the highest bungee jump in the world (at least I think it's the highest) and if I trip and fall, so will I. It's set to be a busy few days! We're not sure if we have time to get to Oudshoon, but if we don't we're thinking of staying in the backpackers on Long Street on Saturday and going to Neighbourgoods, then find a drumming circle...as you do!