Anakao - c'est une deluge!!

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Yes - Geoff's bizarre collection of school-boy French came in handy during our short trip south from Toliara to the remote beach of Anakao and the Heaven's opened allowing him to legitimately use the everyday phrase of "it's a deluge!". Unseasonably high winds and a pretty incredible thunderstorm were combined with cockroaches in the bed to make for a rather brief visit. Anyway, we survived - not quite the relaxing few days away from the city we expected, but it wasn't all bad as you can see from the pics and as our bags weren't some of those that fell in the sea we can't really complain!

We're off to the dive project tomorrow on a 12-24 hour trip by sailing boat to Andavoadaka, which is apparently an expedition in itself.... We are fully stocked with ketchup and jam on the advice of the organisers, who recommend taking such things to vary the diet from rice and beans! Geoff shall be known as Ricky Martin after this mornings successful haircut at the local coiffeur shed, where the only instructions to the barber were 'number 2' and pointing at the Ricky Martin poster on the wall... Unfortunately he doesn't look exactly like Ricky, but not bad considering there was a power cut half way through... Lexa legged it when they offered to cut off here plaits!

So, thanks for reading - next update won't be for 6/7 weeks that's assuming we have survived the Tiger sharks and large number of snakes that apparently inhabit the area!

Take it easy - hope you are all enjoying the sun back in the UK.

Livin' da dolce vita
Ricky and Lexa

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