Thursday, 18 October 2007

Madagascar: Leave the Andava-land

October 2007

No tears, but sadness that lies deep within the soul.
Memories that will haunt for a long time and will continue sporadically erupting.

A walk to remember: Coco Beach, my hut, everyone who has helped me there and laughed at me for acting out what I cannot say in French or Malagasy.
The Blue Ventures ‘Nosy Cao’ and ‘Bat Cave’ where much functional time was spent.
The views, the steps, the generator shed, the beach, the village.
The people of Andavadoaka ‘salama jenny’.
Friends in the village, all the local staff, happy to help and chat.
Visiting a friend who just had a baby and the grandmother taking 10mins to wake the heavily sleeping baby, so I could say hello/goodbye.
A final swim.
Breathe it in.
Dawn.
Gone.

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