PUNCTUALITY IMPROVED !
Surprising for Kiribati and "Our Airline", we left Bonriki Airport (Tarawa) 25 minutes early !! That might explain why only members of the Transport Committee were atthe airport in Apia. As in last December, everything is very clean, green, and neat. Many welcoming decorations have been painstakingly displayed. Once you get used to people snoring, the accommodation is adequate, at least for the boys !
We have been fed very well, and may get overweight !
We are still short of confirmed schedules, having missed some meetings before we arrived. Also finding training facilities for the athletes is a significant problem at the moment, particularly as we have a week before the Athletics competition starts. How best to use it ?
A Christian (Protestant ?) pastor has been asked to get his congregation to support us. We have had a meeting with him and hope to have some cheering for Kiribati at the four venues !
EXCELLENT CATHOLIC SERVICE.
A good selection from the team attended the English Mass at the Catholic Cathedral in Apia today. Afterwards we and other visitors were offered food and drink - some of us had too much !! The Mass, with French priests, features an organised and skilful choir.
If we can sort out the training problem, everything should go as well as we hoped.
Last Modified on 27/08/2007 15:30