Climbing the Dent

Saturday before last almost the whole expat team went over from Danan?o Man to socialise with our cousins from Belgium. Man is a large town 1h15 away - the hospital has a surgical unit and a TFC, so get a lot of referrals from us, and communication often suffers due to language, HF interference and (their) poor radio operators. So a social meeting was definitely needed. The party on Saturday night was fun, with good food (they have access to things we can't get locally, such as cheese) and a relaxed atmosphere. Man has many INGO's (ICRC, IRC, ACF etc) whereas we are the only ones in Danan?/p>

On Sunday we all set off and climbed the Dent de Man - the main tourist thing in the area. It's an impressive 400m tall lump of rock only a few km from the centre of the town.

In the humidity and heat the hour and a half walk to the top feels tougher than it is, but the view was worth it. I'm sure my legs should not have felt so tired. I guess they are out of practice.