The final voyage: Tucker's Jan 26th Report

January 26, 2005

Today was another day of rest and recuperation after the long return trip from Batticaloa. All the teachers reported to work after reaching Ratnapura at only 5 a.m. in the morning. It was a day of reconciliation, settling accounts, ordering goods for the next trip, arranging transportation, accommodation and lodging.

The next scheduled trip for Matara, Hambantota, and Galle, it was decided, would have to be preceded by a reconnaissance mission by the President of Serendib USA. As the trip is scheduled to depart early on the 28th, the 27th was scheduled as the day for a small assessment team to visit the Southern province and locate several suitable camps in which the Serendib Sri Lanka team could be most effective.

Preparations and packing of the school bags continued apace as the Serendib Sri Lanka team prepares itself for the final voyage before the president of Serendib USA returns to the USA.

Tucker

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