Death by Netball - picture special
on Colm in Kenya (Kenya), 01/Mar/2010 06:44, 34 days ago
Netball Tournament: Mnarani Primary SchoolDate: 27th FebruaryNumber of teams in Tournament : 5Planned start finish time told to Guest of Honour: 10am to 3pmLength of Netball Game: 60 minutesNumber of games on tournament schedule handed to Guest of Honour mid-way through game three just after 1pm: 10Number Netball games Guest of Honour watched after discussion with tournament organiser about a potential flaw in schedule: 6 (or was it 7?)Speeches to be made by Guest of Honour: OneSpeeches Guest of Honour thought he had to make when accepting the invitation: NoneReception community gave to Guest of Honour and his speech in pigeon Swahilli: Fantastic!Time Tournament finished finally: 6:47Minutes of England vs Ireland rugby match Guest of Honour missed: 2 minutesBiggest laugh of the day: When Guest of Honour said he was looking for an African wifeA long day but very enjoyable all the same.See pictures belowPicture 1: Not all eyes were on the NetballPicture 2: The pitch. So the blue tent is where I sat. The community sat under the big trees at the far end.Picture 3&4: Frantic games of fiercely competitive of Netball under the watchful eye of the ref. Great seats what?Picture 5: During my speech, I said I was looking for a Kenyan Wife to much whooping and hollering. This lady ran up beside me straight after that to get her photo taken with me!Picture 6: The winning Captain (and Stewards note- main organiser), Kilifi Town Councilor, the Guest of Honor! and Kilifi Town Mayor