tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28586092.post7996272757736884688..comments2024-01-22T14:53:11.410+03:00Comments on Ministry2Kenya: "Loving my Neighbor": Dom's Banda Islanddebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01714981143292248579noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28586092.post-51574874907915382082011-07-04T12:17:15.394+03:002011-07-04T12:17:15.394+03:00I'm glad Alex is able and willing to carry it ...I'm glad Alex is able and willing to carry it on without Dom. I may have to return if only to see the castle - it had rubble floors when we were there (the only 'done' bit was a huge table and nice hand rails!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28586092.post-38294852292791735432011-07-02T14:27:32.614+03:002011-07-02T14:27:32.614+03:00Dom's friend, Alex, will likely continue to ru...Dom's friend, Alex, will likely continue to run the place for the foreseeable future. <br /><br />His "castle" seemed to be pretty much finished. His current project - when we were there - was the new bar and dining area. It was almost finished and ready to be occupied and used.debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714981143292248579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28586092.post-23439421645783111272011-07-01T00:30:05.734+03:002011-07-01T00:30:05.734+03:00Thank you for letting me (and many others) know. I...Thank you for letting me (and many others) know. I hope banda remains a place where we can all visit as dom wanted and that someone finishes his castle :) XxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28586092.post-44729288667901014192011-06-30T20:44:59.974+03:002011-06-30T20:44:59.974+03:00Dom was visiting a friend of his in Kampala. They ...Dom was visiting a friend of his in Kampala. They were preparing to go out for dinner, when he suffered an aneurysm. I guess he died quickly.debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714981143292248579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28586092.post-53645256365536178802011-06-30T14:21:36.535+03:002011-06-30T14:21:36.535+03:00No, that would have been more useful I suspect but...No, that would have been more useful I suspect but we were looking at the polymorphism of the shell colour/pattern of land snails. No one would have found it so funny if it had been bilharzia research...<br /><br />Do you know what happened to Dom. I passed the news on to the couple I travelled there with and they too are sad to hear that there is no longer a Dom to go and visit in the middle of the lake!<br /><br />HazelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28586092.post-398356466455121442011-06-30T10:02:50.817+03:002011-06-30T10:02:50.817+03:00Hazel, were you studying snails in relation to Bil...Hazel, were you studying snails in relation to Bilharzia?debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714981143292248579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28586092.post-13753784131197027792011-06-29T18:14:13.922+03:002011-06-29T18:14:13.922+03:00I just happened upon this post when looking for pi...I just happened upon this post when looking for pictures for a presentation I'm giving.<br /><br />I am so sorry to hear this news about Dom. We spent some time on Banda a few years ago while researching snails (of all things!) for an undergraduate project. The subject seemed to amuse Dom and I have some wonderful memories of Banda. You are right that Dom made the island the experience that it was.<br /><br />HazelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28586092.post-22058062251927770092011-05-23T19:40:52.232+03:002011-05-23T19:40:52.232+03:00What a special man. Loved the island, but I think...What a special man. Loved the island, but I think you said it best, Deb, that at least half the experience there is Dom himself. He is missed. -ryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com