Sakatia Island Bimble
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sun 1 Sep 2019 23:57
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Sakatia Island
Bimble
  We picked Irma and Kevin up at nine
and were soon on the beach at low-ish tide.......Mmmm. More of that later......
So love the rock anchor on this local boat. We had a
very high tide last night and the debris line shows
how close the water came to this dwelling.
  With the help of some ladies on the
beach and a couple of wrong turns until a lady left her front garden to put us
on the right track to follow a path up from this ‘one
careful owner’, passing homemade
bedcovers and tablecloths for sale along the way.
  A herb window
box and a very neat garden.
  A rustic
house and a mum teaching her babies to scruff
about.
   Getting somewhere now. We follow Irma
and Kevin up a natural staircase, pass a jackfruit and down to cross an
open field.
 A poorly looking
shelter with a very neat concrete bridge over a
stream.......
   .........the perfect spot to have
Irma and Kevin pose for a picture. Up the next rise
we found a pineapple field. A lovely traveller palm with a little boy, one of three that bimbled
along with us for a while.
 At the top of the next rise our scenery changed to hot and dry.
 At the top of the hill we found a
tiny settlement - spick, span and so very neat. The view took in a couple of
masts looking down toward the main
anchorage.
 One of the houses we saw
at the top.
   We bimbled on through dry scenery.
  Up to the top on
the east side of Sakatia to look across to Nosy
Be.
  Down past solar
panels and an electrickery box.
   Down through a closed resort – loved the
banana leaf lightshades.
  Down onto the
beach with interesting rocks.
 A
kingfisher surveying his kingdom.
  Over some
rocks toward the next headland. An apparently dead log but showing so
many roots. The red plastic cap was the only rubbish
we saw.
  Past another
resort and on to the next
headland.
 The tide really was
out.
  Over a rickety bridge, up a hill and
down a steep ‘driveway’ we saw a sarong and tee shirt
stall, next to it a bar. Silly not to stop for
a cold one, it was now midday. Irma asked about a menu and the chap told us as
it was Sunday they made paella. He checked there was enough, “yes, in about an
hour”. Perfect.
 A hopeful
customer.
   A delicious
starter of deep fried prawns and cucumber served with a mustard
mayonnaise. We decided to go mad and share a bottle of wine. Out came the main event measuring a metre across, those who fancied
could go up for seconds. Next came chocolate cake
accompanied by a small coop filled with tinned fruit, espresso to follow. A
lovely meal.
  Just as we were leaving – out came the trigger finger..... We clambered over the
rocks at the next headland and finally saw the yachts at
anchor.
  More fascinating
rocks.
  A
brief stop to chat to some yachties and to watch children splashing about. (Beez Neez on the
left).
 Final corner.
 Girls at
anchor.
 The tide had come in a
fair way on the southern side of the island and Baby
Beez was having a whale of a time. I offered to go and persuade her
to come back to the beach......
 En route.
 Still en
route.
  Irma strode out
to meet us whilst the boys watched. Much
laughter. Soon ashore and heading back to Canace, Irma and Kevin
offered us a libation but as I was dripping wet and in need of a shower we
headed back to Beez. Thank heavens we did, as I stripped off my
favourite but elderly and thin elephant print trousers I was aghast to see the
whole nether region from waistband to lower seem had simply shredded, not a
sight for anybody, a massive hole with wet knickers on show. Poor things
deserved a burial at sea but cannot risk them not sinking. Only kidding, but
unlike most tee shirts and cotton items past their sell by date, the material of
my trousers cannot stand up to becoming polishing rags – bin it was then.
Sadly.......
ALL IN ALL A LOVELY WAY TO
SEE THE ISLAND
GOOD EXERCISE AND NICE
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