Day 111 - Lucky 11 strikes again, with an extra one added for good measure

It could be writing imitation or Tommy Cooper's 'Just like that.'

Day 111 - 12th October

And it's finished! Yep, the novel is completely edited and ready to go to my fourteen (it was once ten) volunteers to read and comment for me. Guys, be gentle!

My lucky 11 saw me through again and it was nice to have achieved my goal before the chilled out week ahead.

Lisa from Globalteer stopped by over breakfast and was filling me in on her latest - a virus had corrupted her laptop, which I did not manage to fix, her parent's were flying in to visit her and she was feeling blue about having to go back to the UK in a little over a fortnight. The only thing I could offer was lame jokes and my future travel plans - sorry matey!

A little later, Becca from Globalteer dropped in with the newest volunteer from New Zealand. I had to really hold back singing 'Chain Reaction' when they told me her name was Di Ross. Apparently first impressions are key. God, why do you put me in these situations! You know I'm going to balls up.

Anyway, we exchanged stories and I learned a few things:

- New Zealand are better than England at Rugby (I already knew but as soon a rugby was mentioned, I knew the tension in my back was notifying me of what was coming)

- Di has a gluten intolerance (No soy sauce, no bread, no way!)

- She is a 68 year old grandmother who loves travelling (what a legend!)

I went to the offices to use a computer and had to save resident kitty, Pablo from six stray dogs trying to maul him. I think Pablo could have kicked their asses but it wasn't worth the 6-1 odds.

We had dinner in Bou Savy, the opportunity to run out to get dinner in the rain with the high chance that nothing was open, just to turn around and come back and have dinner was something I didn't fancy.

It turned out to be a great experience, learning about the places Di had visited and she gave me some ideas for kids books, drawing on the experiences with her grandchildren.

I bid Di goodnight and headed to bed. We were heading out with Becca and Jen in the morning to go to Tonle Sap Lake and a hill top temple. It beats kicking around the pool all day!