Sayonara Maslina

It's the end of an era in Lagos. After plenty of ups and downs and a whole bunch of awesome memories, it's time for Mas to leave us... (insert sobbing noise here)

Mas is off to continue her plan of world domination over in Singapore, which is a little closer to home than Nigeria. So it's only right that we rounded up the posse (minus Ryan and Desi who are having a baby in Canada as we speak!!! CONGRATS on a healthy baby boy!!) and headed over to the ragin' cajun's (the TODD) place to christen his new BBQ and have an awesome meal! Ironically most of the stuff for dinner had been brought in from overseas, so it wasn't much of a Nigerian dinner - but a bloody good one nonetheless.

George and I had flown in from Nairobi that morning and had been to a supermarket the night before to grab some goodies that you can't get in Lagos like broccoli and green beans (man they were tasty) and we still had a couple of racks of lamb and some wine we'd brought back from South Africa earlier in the year. Todd also had a bunch of steaks he'd brought over from Louisiana, so it was on!! You really do have to laugh at the kind of crap you can take through customs around here, no-one gives a sh!t about anything...

Anyway, enough blabbin', here's some pics...

The last supper (l-r)
George, todd, john, susan, maslina, rachel, rob

Thanks to the nationwide strike, the timing worked out beautifully with
"dad" Marcelle (middle) flying into Lagos from Angola as well... nice one!

Another great meal at Todd's (Thanks buddy it's always a pleasure)

Mas and her Lamb, never try to separate them...



George made an awesome collage of photos of everyone
from Lagos over the last couple of years and put them
on strips of local fabric and everyone signed it for Mas.
The best idea for a going away pressie I've ever seen

So Mas, it has been great to have you in our lives in Lagos. You've saved both our arses on more than one occasion. We'll miss you, but see you in Singapore soon!!

xox John & George