Can YOU spot the mistake?

Welcome to the longest Blog posting.....evah!

Simply because there are 10 photos this week - and this is because the blog is about a really busy weekend that my family had, hence a lot of photos.

The question is this - who do you think had the busiest weekend?

My middle daughter had to travel to Harare, where she attended a music lesson. This meant about 3 hours in all on a bus, a couple of hours waiting for her lesson, and then time being taught. Quite a busy weekend for her, then...

 

So did she have the busiest weekend?

My eldest daughter was invited to the Peterhouse Leavers' Dance. Any lady who has prepared for an evening like this knows that the couple of hours before you actually go to the dance are a busy time indeed. But the results are worth it....

Here is another pic of my daughter ready to go to the dance - and the party went on until somewhat after midnight. Closer to dawn actually. Her dress had small sparkles on it, and I think she looked pretty snappy!

 

The morning after the dance, the same daughter took part in a Charity Bed Race, representing Peterhouse Girls School - raising money in support of cancer. In teams of 5, they had to push a hospital bed through the streets of Harare, with one of the team as a 'patient' lying on the bed. Here is one of the competing teams....

Unfortunately the Peterhouse Girls' team was sabotaged by the state of the roads in Harare, and they badly buckled one of their wheels in one of the many potholes which abound. They had to finish the race, complete with bed, on the back of a pick-up...

So, a dance on Saturday, and a bed race on Sunday - quite a busy weekend for her.

But was it the busiest?

My youngest daughter spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday competing in a swimming gala (what the Americans call a 'swim meet') in Harare. Perhaps she was the busiest person over the weekend? Here she is - in Lane 2, wearing a blue swimming costume ('bathing suit' for you 'Mericans) and pink cap, adjusting her goggles. She is about to swim the 50m Freestyle, in which she made Finals...

Here is another photo of my daughter racing - just after the 'off'. I include it because I don't often manage to capture the perfect 'motion' photo - but I think this comes close...

So - three days of swimming - perhaps she was the busiest person that weekend?

Actually, the answer is... none of the above! The person who was harried and harassed the entire weekend, pretty much from start to finish, was the poor fellow manning the gates leading to the pool area. Here he is in all his glory, and the scowl on his face was there almost from dawn to dusk...

The problem was this: he had been given very strict instructions to keep the area in front of the gate clear so that ambulances and other emergency vehicles could gain access if required. However, much to his chagrin, everyone seemed to insist on parking right in front of his gate. There were several furious exchanges with drivers as he made them move their vehicles; fists were waved, insults were hurled, and his life was generally miserable. And very, very busy.

Here, then, is the gate to the Les Brown Aquatic Complex - leading from the car park area to the pool area, which he had responsibility for....

So why was the poor fellow being bothered by so many cars parking in front of his gate? Well the reason was simple - he forgot to close the one side of it, and this was the unambiguous instruction that greeted motorists as they made their way into the car park....

I didn't have the heart to tell him why he was having such a busy weekend!

Have a great day!