Public transportation out here is, in a word, unreliable.  We learned years ago to not clean a persons room when they left Shiloh if they were taking the train or plane.  That is to say flying on any one of the numerous African airlines.  Things are cancelled at the last moment.  Or they overbooked and you don't have a seat.  We wait until after they should have taken off before we consider they have really vacated their room.  It is not uncommon to receive a call wondering if our guest could stay another day.  Or two more days.

We were not surprised when the surgeons phoned from the airport asking for their room back.  Just one more night they said.  Later that turned into yet another night.  They are still with us, hoping to get out of here on Monday afternoon.  We are not holding our breath.