I am woken at 5 am by Chris De Burgh squelching Lady in Red from a badly tuned radio. Yep, I'm back in Fort Dauphin. The town smells of poo. Human poo. I did, however, get to eat veggie burger and chips, but have now woken to stomach cramps, probably due to the exotic food. I also seem to have given away my flea powder prematurely as I am covered in bites this morning. As I'm having a good scratch to the less than good music I suddenly realise what happened to all the duff albums which had been lurking at the bottom of every Woolworths’ bargain bin for the last 20 years. When they went bust, each and every one of them was sent to a Malagasy radio station.
......And suddenly it's quiet. The Malagasy do have taste and have turned it off.
.......And suddenly it's not quiet; the demented cockerel is doing his best Chris De Burgh impression. I think I prefer it to the original.
Really enjoyed your blogs on Madagascar. I was a pioneer with Azafady 2006 and on the conservation programme 2008. Fantastic photos too. Now I'm a countryside ranger in the south-east of England and a trustee of Buglife. I blog on the more familiar home variety of wildlife...
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