Another weekend on the farm …

Just had another fantastic weekend on the farm with the family I’m consulting to. Well, kind of. Between Friday and Sunday night, we did well over of TWENTY HOURS of work – pretty astonishing stuff. But, the presentation to investors is looking good, and I have a pretty good grapple on the business, how it’s going to make millions and employ literally hundreds upon hundreds of farmers and workers, and improve seed production …

… luckily there was still time for fun (and Mozambique’s impressive satellite TV collection – ah, American sitcom reruns – and ‘The Block’).

We spent most of Saturday in the yard formulating the business plan for our seed company. What better way to formulate a business plan than over food (certainly how I like to do consulting!). The South Africans have something that looks a lot like a BBQ but they call it a ‘braai’. My attitude is, if the food tastes good, they can call it what they like! And it was good!


One of the things I love about being in central Mozambique are the astonishing sunsets … like this, every day (except when it’s pouring!)


Bernard and Brenda have two adorable kids, who I really enjoyed hanging out with. The older one, Janae (aged 7), loved colouring in and drawing pictures. Apart from a LOT of powerpoint, there was a lot of colouring in. But at least she liked it …

(I didn’t draw this myself, honest)

The younger one, Lienke (these are Afrikaans names) is a bundle of energy. One of my favourite memories of the place was jumping on the trampoline on a cloudness night with both of the girls. Not only dangerous – but more exercise than I’m used to …


Lastly, we had time to explore the local area – on quad bike! And if you think that this bike looks too small – you’re probably right. The maximum weight allowed was 37 kilos – which I think is less than my total consumption of food in the 2 and a half weeks I’ve been here …


God bless
John