The last week we got a new member to the family - well, the landlords family, a little puppy we have called Inja!! He is tiny and very sweet and we have taken on responsibility but its not forever so thats ok hahaha!
We have carried on the swimming daily and searching and learning the coastline from the water. Its amazing the change in the tides is more than 5 m in depth and a whole new world appears with fresh new clean water and depth! Its very cool.
I'm very proud to say I've built my first fence! Around the veggie garden and proper full on fence! Very exciting and hard rewarding work! I'll get pics up soon! Doesn't keep the bloody chickens out though so I have to sort a plan for that!
We've had a lot of rain and very limited electricity! Its been on about 40% of the time! The only thing we really need it for is the fridge and the fan at night. The rain is amazing and its divine to fall asleep at night to the sound of it on the roof, to feel the cool air and breeze that comes with it, but not to feel the humidity it brings the next day! Wowser! So on those hot days we drink loads of ice cold water and bob in gthe sea. Its tough hahaha!
We usually wait each day til around 5pm when its cool enough to do the hard digging and physical work. The sun is fierce!
Weve started adopting local'customs and we are still up around 7 (ok David is up and making coffee and I roll out of bed closer to 8 some days!!).We head to the beach and swim / snorkell and then are back by midday / 1pm most days, some as late as 3 and thirsty and hot!
But we take the siesta as the locals do after lunch each day, full tummy, find a cool shady patch with a giant cushion and a book and chill for a couple of hours reading, dosing!
We are up and about again from 4 - ish, prepping for the cooler hours work.
The great thing we are noticing is how fast we are getting to know people and recognise people. Walking about saying hi to this person and that by name - even bumping into them in different parts of the island, its pretty cool.
The other day we chatted to this young guy Pierrot. He is 19, just finished school and lives on Nosy be without his family, who are on the main land, he came here for school and now he is finding odd jobs to support himself and pay for his rent. He is a lovely young guy and wants to learn more English as he started it at school. So he pops over some afternoons with his exercise books and him and David try and learn English / French between the two of them and the dictionary! Its fun and we get to learn some Malagash / French and realise how difficult English actually is to learn and explain to someone!!
Our shipment is due in next Friday! Really looking forward to tupperwares to stop the little ant bastards from stealing our stuff, and for our portable wardrobes so we can unpack our suitcases .... oh - and the QUAD and dive gear!! Awesome!!
So I'll hopefully be able to sort photos and cameras out and get some pics up as I know they are better than loads of text! Boooring! Not for us thoug! We'll keep uploading thru FB when we can - we sneak freebie wifi that way!!
Happy Easter! Enjoy the long weekend with family and friends.
We have carried on the swimming daily and searching and learning the coastline from the water. Its amazing the change in the tides is more than 5 m in depth and a whole new world appears with fresh new clean water and depth! Its very cool.
I'm very proud to say I've built my first fence! Around the veggie garden and proper full on fence! Very exciting and hard rewarding work! I'll get pics up soon! Doesn't keep the bloody chickens out though so I have to sort a plan for that!
We've had a lot of rain and very limited electricity! Its been on about 40% of the time! The only thing we really need it for is the fridge and the fan at night. The rain is amazing and its divine to fall asleep at night to the sound of it on the roof, to feel the cool air and breeze that comes with it, but not to feel the humidity it brings the next day! Wowser! So on those hot days we drink loads of ice cold water and bob in gthe sea. Its tough hahaha!
We usually wait each day til around 5pm when its cool enough to do the hard digging and physical work. The sun is fierce!
Weve started adopting local'customs and we are still up around 7 (ok David is up and making coffee and I roll out of bed closer to 8 some days!!).We head to the beach and swim / snorkell and then are back by midday / 1pm most days, some as late as 3 and thirsty and hot!
But we take the siesta as the locals do after lunch each day, full tummy, find a cool shady patch with a giant cushion and a book and chill for a couple of hours reading, dosing!
We are up and about again from 4 - ish, prepping for the cooler hours work.
The great thing we are noticing is how fast we are getting to know people and recognise people. Walking about saying hi to this person and that by name - even bumping into them in different parts of the island, its pretty cool.
The other day we chatted to this young guy Pierrot. He is 19, just finished school and lives on Nosy be without his family, who are on the main land, he came here for school and now he is finding odd jobs to support himself and pay for his rent. He is a lovely young guy and wants to learn more English as he started it at school. So he pops over some afternoons with his exercise books and him and David try and learn English / French between the two of them and the dictionary! Its fun and we get to learn some Malagash / French and realise how difficult English actually is to learn and explain to someone!!
Our shipment is due in next Friday! Really looking forward to tupperwares to stop the little ant bastards from stealing our stuff, and for our portable wardrobes so we can unpack our suitcases .... oh - and the QUAD and dive gear!! Awesome!!
So I'll hopefully be able to sort photos and cameras out and get some pics up as I know they are better than loads of text! Boooring! Not for us thoug! We'll keep uploading thru FB when we can - we sneak freebie wifi that way!!
Happy Easter! Enjoy the long weekend with family and friends.
Hi Alison,
ReplyDeleteGreat to read your blog as always. Do keep the posts and beautiful pics coming.
Regards,
Jeff (Mplus Csc.)