{"id":3214,"date":"2015-05-16T16:11:45","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T15:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=3214"},"modified":"2015-05-16T16:35:36","modified_gmt":"2015-05-16T15:35:36","slug":"last-times-before-we-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2015\/05\/16\/last-times-before-we-left\/","title":{"rendered":"Last times before we left!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last time to repair that cuh-razy internet system. \u00a0This repair job meant cutting off the plastic shield on the feed horn receiver BECAUSE sunbirds had seen their reflections and pecked holes in the plastic, thinking they were fighting off their mortal enemies! \u00a0The holes allowed moisture in and then a bit of algae formed around some of the bigger holes; probably not a good thing for a delicate system, right? <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-feedhorn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3223\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-feedhorn.jpg\" alt=\"blog feedhorn\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-feedhorn.jpg 336w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-feedhorn-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a>So we put on a piece of plastic file folder, secured it with marine glue which Roy happened to have because he had made his own aquarium a few years back. \u00a0Not something one\u00a0would normally happen to have on hand out in the bush in Africa, and we can&#8217;t just run to a hardware store!<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-last-repair.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3215\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-last-repair.jpg\" alt=\"???????????????????????????????\" width=\"448\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-last-repair.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-last-repair-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a> Last chance to plant trees<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-last-planting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3186\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-last-planting.jpg\" alt=\"???????????????????????????????\" width=\"299\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-last-planting.jpg 299w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-last-planting-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a> Last chance for Roy to wander around the gardens and orchards with best buddy Paul to check out how huge everything has grown, to see what&#8217;s flowering and what&#8217;s fruiting<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-bamboo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3164\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-bamboo.jpg\" alt=\"???????????????????????????????\" width=\"299\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-bamboo.jpg 299w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-bamboo-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a> Last chance to hug a tree in CAR &#8211; 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