Month: July 2008
Fomba
From Oliver Houston Last week the entire group of staff and volunteers from Blue Ventures were invited to attend a fomba in the nearby village of Ambalarao. A fomba is where people who contain the spirits of ancestors release those...
Whales, octopus and pirogues
My third week in Andavadoaka (as seen by Kelsey Johnston) This week started pretty typically: 6am boat marshalling on Monday followed by two awesome dives (yay!), English teaching on Tuesday evening, a film on Wednesday night and a good dose...
Overnight Pirogue Trip
From BV volunteer Roger Vaughan, a retired teacher from California. Over the past few days I have had the opportunity to travel afield with BV staff members Lalao and Thomas, and volunteers Ben (U. Sheffield grad student), Ali (U. Montreal recent...
Time flies…
I’m coming to the end of my first week here in Andavadoaka, and I’m already regretting the fact that I’ve signed up for just six weeks instead of three months. There’s so much to see and do here – not...
Night Diving
From Justin, Expedition Manager Dive number: 39 Location: Valleys Time: 0500 First night dive! Yay! Depth: 16 metres Time: 48 minutes Temperature: 21 degrees – cold! I was very excited to be doing my first ever night dive. All the...
Two plays, one message
From Becks Hill, our medic Since last writing, another expedition has been and gone, and with the help of our volunteers, STI awareness has stepped up apace: the campaign to create awareness has come a long way. After the first...