Christopher has rented a motorbike and is going round Panjim  buying what we need or something similar. He came back at 1.15 for lunch with no iron or any  other materials on the list. He explained over lunch that his main worry was some plumbing in our current bathroom and he had spent the morning talking to a plumber. We were not on the same page and we decided to improve our communication.  Mind you he had managed to buy a hot ring yesterday in the market, as well as a syringe and other bits and pieces. Yesterday he was our hero. Today Joseph (one of the students ) has been a great help, as a pharmaceutical specialist he is providing us with lots of items, such as the most magnificent cotton wool we have ever had. I will take some to London. Sandesh has bought two very nice brittle brushes which do not shed like ours. Eva has shown us the best cocktail bar in town (according to Joanna). Milene has brought glass jars which we needed desperately. Wynzel provided disinfectant soap. Caetano has photocopied all the notes we did over the last two days. Amazing team work. Remember there was no studio a week ago. The work today focused on statues which I managed to purchase yesterday. These polychrome statues are all at least 100 years old made of local wood. They are in bad need of restoration, some with gold whilst others are plainer, but all interesting to work on. I decided to give the students these statues to work on because the dirt was more visible than on the portraits which are very dark. I also believe from experience that the students are more focused if they have more than one project on the go. They said that it was great to sit down today around a table all together, and they seemed to bond. Anna (third year student) had invited us with Joanna to her divine family run pension on Divar Island. We all climbed in Anna's borrowed car and went to the island by ferry. Health and Safety would not have approved the ferry not drawing up the ramp either way (it looked very rusty). The pension is delightful and the food locally sourced and delicious. We had to rush back to the convent before the guard dogs (Alsatians) were let loose, which happens every night at around 21.30.