Shopping Trip from Sakatia
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sat 10 Aug 2019 23:57
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Shopping Trip from Sakatia
Island with Kevin and Irma
  Irma arranged our trip with
Celestine’s daughter who did the ringing, booking and Malagasy language for us.
Our water taxi arriving at twenty to eight, we nip
over to Canace to pick up Kevin and Irma and off to
‘the other side’ on Nosy Be.
 We landed on the
beach and our minibus was waiting.
  Local
traffic along the way.
 Loved the fish
tail sticking out of the ladies washing up bowl.
 Hal an hour later we arrived at a
posh-looking mall. Just inside
the entrance we passed a free-standing ATM, inside were two banks, various shops
and a hairdressers. In we trooped to book.
  Time to spare, we bimbled into the
supermarket, Leader Price and oo’d and arr’d at the cake
selection next to the coffee bar.
  I chose a coffee
éclair, Bear apricot flan. Delicious.
   A few local
properties for sale in the estate agents window.
   Kevin was
first ‘in the chair’ a personal wash from the chap......, we sat and
watched as each and every hair was dealt with (in readiness for his 60th
birthday bash tomorrow). Three different scissors, clippers, razor blade,
eyebrows, hairdryer and brush to sweep off the trimmings and the mirror to
view.........much ribbing....... I on the other hand was washed by a lady assistant. The same chap, huh, I had a quick short back and sides (had asked for my ears to be kept
covered), as I was leaving the chair in what seemed like a flash, there was an
afterthought when the mirror view was over in a second. Actually, it felt really
good to have been preened in this establishment only opened four months ago.
Plenty of ammunition though to fire Kevin’s way........ We left Irma in the
chair to begin our supermarket shop.
 Oooo the choices. I rushed around excitedly finding things like
liquorice whirls, corned beef and silverskin onions. Bear found guacamole dip
and tortilla crisps, I managed to not buy Comte cheese choosing Edam instead and
soon our trolley was full.
   Heading back we saw lots of smallholdings and barns.
  Outside market
stalls and a posh chemist.
 Our driver had to stop to drop off
milk to his family passing typical
housing.
 Loved this
house that has recently added a top floor.
 A golf course with patterned paved entrance was an amazing
sight.
 A cut sugar
field, most goes to making local rum.
 A lunchtime
siesta for one worker.
 Back at the beach many lads carried our shopping to the water
taxi.
 One of the many resorts to our right as we set off.
 En route Kevin pointed out another anchorage, just around the corner from ours. In and
shopping away we spent the rest of the afternoon playing games and enjoyed
sundowners, practice for tomorrow night.
ALL IN ALL AMAZING
TREATS
GREAT SHOPS AND
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