Wednesday July 24

Not much going on this morning. Had a leisurely time, and got several days of blogs posted. Next on the agenda was packing as we will be out for two nights leading up to Friday. Then in the afternoon we left for where we celebrated the opening of a hotel in Tubmanburg, which is owned by a Senator. Apparently he and the President worked together to get the financing and arrangements made; he got what he wanted (a hotel) and she got what she wanted (people investing in properties and the like outside of Monrovia).

From there we went back to the Guest House on Lake Pizo near Robertsport, where we had dinner. We sat with the President and Jenny at a table in the house, then the rest of the staff sat inside and outside as they ate. After dinner we went with several of her staff to Robertsport, where we stayed in the new house belonging to the Minister of Agriculture. It is brand new by all appearances, and is located up on a bluff overlooking the beach; what a gorgeous view from the deck in the morning. Since it is brand new, some of the basics aren't there yet...like running water, so there were no showers to be had, but worse things can happen. I had a reasonably restful sleep, other the drivers outside talking lol