Botanicals with James
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 6 Sep 2013 22:57
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A River Trip and a Few Botanicals 
  Off we went, following John and Sukanya
(Millennium) at eight forty five, to meet James for a bimble about his
family plantation. As James leapt aboard his Kayak to lead the way a little
farther up river, we were joined by a charter group. Jan and family (sorry
cannot remember the two ladies names), Joseph and Marie.
 Clouds lifted over the
peak as the sun grew hotter.
 We stepped ashore
half a mile up river, James pointed out things to eat, roast, a couple of things
to avoid, use as medicine or make tea with.
  
 
 
 
  A fun time
  Tour over, the others left us and we
continued on as far as we could. The boys went for a cooling
dip. Sukanya did a bit of washing before joining the boys and
I paddled, watching the little fish and
thankfully, very baby eels.
 I feel absolutely certain, when Calvin
Klein sees this picture, I will have to beat their recruitment staff off with a
blunt stick......
 
 I was just admiring the potential ‘one careful owner’ outside this riverside shack, when the lady of the house appeared with
a plate of hot taro and then a big bag of of
chestnuts. Not a bit like the ones we remember as children, or the ones you can
buy from the street vendors in London or New York, these were truly massive. We
bade our host thank you, said farewell and spuddled back to base to see
James.
 James and his sister
with Bear. We were each presented with a ‘plate’ of
freshly roasted breadfruit, chunks of newly cut coconut and we shared
coconut milk from “the non Bounty Bar type”.
  Back to Beez - surprisingly full, time for a game then.
ALL IN ALL VERY PLEASANT
GOOD FUN BUT NOTHING PARTICULARLY
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