Lawrence Nzuve now reporting from Nairobi on the final flight over the sites

It was inevitable except when it came it was rather unexpected.Thus the Gang last Friday left the sites of the Cradle of Makind to the heart of civilisation

First the last pleasantries and it was evident that some were not willing to leave except for the necessity, what with the events of the last few days

And then it was time for the emotional farewell. Some of us really had to retreat to the relative safety of the plane so we could look out of the window and see the waving from our colleagues

Very soon it was clear that we were actually flying over the sites for the last time in 2007 June-August field season and that was not helping matters

But perhaps this member of the Gang stole the show.Stuffing his ears with something so as to only listen to the birds in the sites (or so i thought) he trained his eyes on the ground as if still prospecting

Even for some of our colleagues in the health department (!). They do not get much chance to use the cars and as i sat on the plane i thought, ‘these two only get the chance to visit the sites on a plane’, how weird? And that explains their happiness. Apparently it went on till we landed two and half hours later

 But then what was yours faithfully thinking about when someone sneaked a camera and got him squarely? Surely i would be able to answer if i were responsible for the image but as of now let’s just assume he was thinking about where the next blog will come from or you may have a better guess still

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