Last day for us at the Indaba. We set off for East London this afternoon with our faithful driver Mcne. He has transported us hundreds of kilometres across the Eastern Cape and we have become very fond of our larger than life African friend.
We are about to have a debrief from our friends sitting in the sunshine here in Port Alfred. The new librarians are being inducted upstairs and it's exciting to see the enthusiasm they have. It's a lesson we can definitely learn from them - we could do with some of their young views in our own situation.
So we leave the Sunshine Coast this afternoon and it's back to East London Airport tomorrow morning for the beginning of our long trek home. I think we'll all leave a part of ourselves here with our colleagues in the Eastern Cape, but it's not an end but a beginning for us. We have made so many contacts and I am sure that they will endure and grow strong. Now we look forward to their first visit to the UK so we can reciprocate their kindness.
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