It was an entertaining day to say the least. We packed up the Crusier and another Delica and started heading to Kampala after being told the nets would be ready on Thursday. However, we got another call saying they were not ready yet but needed to get out of the Kampala warehouse as soon as possible. Instead of making the long drive, we sat around on call, until the woman finally called at 4:00 PM saying they were ready and must be picked up now. She did not seem to understand we were coming from Jinja and it would be a few hours before we arrived, even though we told her multiple times. 
Anyway, we finally arrived and loaded as many bundles as we could into the Cruiser and Delica (each bundle holds 50 nets). As the sun was setting off in the distance, we realized we had to hire a truck for the remaining 5000 nets. Off we went on our drive home to Kyabirwa. As we caught up with Moses, our Delica driver, and did not see the truck anywhere in sight, I started dreading the possibilities of losing those other 5000 nets. It made me realize that we did put complete strangers on a truck with about $32,000 worth of mosquito nets. Francis jumped on the gas and passed Moses, in search of this missing truck. Annie and I sat there, crammed in the front seat with our eyes on the lookout. We caught up to a truck with white bundles in the back; it was a sign of relief until we realized it was the wrong truck. When driving in the dark, big, white bags of rice look very similar to bags of nets. By the 5th truck we reached, we finally saw our bundles of nets still packed in the very same truck; we were relieved.
It was a good 15-hour day. Fortunately, some strong local men did not mind the extra work by the time we got the clinic at 9:30 PM. The shed is now packed to the brim and it is hard to even close the door. Although it was an expensive day of fuel, drivers, and village helpers, I was very relieved to have the 7000 nets back in our possession. We will see how long until we run out again.
