An aspirin for the medicine man
November 25th 2005 An aspirin for the medicine man
Another hot and sticky Sumatran day is culminating in a tropical sunset as we are waiting to embark the old cutter in front of us which is bound for the Mentawai islands a nights ride into the Indian Ocean. A couple of men are hecticly loading boxes into the hull of the vessel while others are waiting, smoking, playing cards. The handful of tourists which dot the s
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