We all spent the afternoon on the beach. It was a first for my mum and I. It was actually lovely and much needed on both parts. She chatted to me lots about the colonial days and how she had visited the same hotel when she got married and sir John had arrived on a horse along the beach! How amazing! She's very worried about her land. We chatted about my dad and u asked her if my dad liked me. She to me that he did but for some reason didn't really get my inde...

Well last night was interesting.... I put my mum to bed only to wake up at 3am with a film on and her sitting on the toilet. Brought her back to bed and she asked if we could watch the film! Then this morning I bathed and dressed her so that I could have a shower. By the time I came out she was about to put my clothes on! Anyway..... Today is a lovely tropical day. Been to high commission to pick up George's emergency passport. Going to sit by the pool now. I ...

Started the day with seeing the solicitor to sign the land back over. But seemingly they have had a change of heart. So now it's the big guns and we go through litigation. Then travelled to Adams peak. Everywhere takes ages to travel here. Roads aren't great. Started climbing and can you believe ( my dofe buddies will!) we got lost!! So spent an hour going in the wrong direction! We got to the top at 11 and it was gruelling. I felt sick and my knee was pounding...

Today I got up early and decided to clean and wash everything in the house that wasn't nailed down. I want to leave my mum in a clean habitable cosy home which it is now. Went to lawyer in the belief they were meeting us there to sign land back over. But they didn't turn up and claim my mum gave them the land. So now we go legal. We need to get all our paper work clear and straight and go to the police. Problem is its holiday here and I leave in Friday. So we a...

Well today started early. Another dawn chorus from the resident priests who I now think are trying to put sing the local Muslims in their call to prayer. We travelled to the village to see the land I own which is bigger than I remember. We also saw the house that my father was burn in. As you can see he came from very humble beginnings but was able to build a good life for himself. No wonder his relatives consider him the local mr money bags! We curried his ash...