This was our first day of work. Last time Neil worked inside on a fireplace and other handyman-type things. This time he is mowing and weeding and fixing bikes. Last time I cleaned out the tool shed and garage and fixed up the grave of Paul's dog which had passed away not long before. This time I redid the grave as no-one had maintained it in three years. In fact, there had been very little progress in three years as Paul was now concentrating on permanent students and a new contract with China, which took up most of his time. We felt that this time around we were not so much a part of the community as there were no darts evenings or boccia with the locals, and the lakehouse restaurant was temporarily closed. A shame, and as a result we will probably not do a third stint. However we were going to make the most of this time while we were there.
After work we went into Brossac with Paul, bought some beer and walked home. Shortly afterwards two more volunteers from Australia turned up - Anthea and Gill - around our age and a lot of fun. We joined them in a glass or two of gin and tonic before retiring for the evening.
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