{"id":195,"date":"2007-12-04T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-04T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blueventures.org\/blog\/?p=195"},"modified":"2023-08-25T09:03:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T08:03:47","slug":"update-from-ellie-my-arrival-in-madagascar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/update-from-ellie-my-arrival-in-madagascar\/","title":{"rendered":"Update from Ellie: My Arrival in Madagascar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thursday 28<sup>th<\/sup> November<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">17:02 (UK) \/ 20:02 (Madagascar)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I always swore to myself that I would never write a blog; it was too trendy, and perhaps reveals a little too much about a person, but today I have reassessed my opinion.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Here commences\u00a0the first of many BVCO blogs \u2013 I know the excitement is intense!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It may turn out to be a rather boring tale, but I hope it will give some insight into the workings of a small not\u00a0for rofit carbon offsetting organisation, along with an insight into Blue Ventures as a whole, the location in which BV works, and my own personal travels and experiences as a vegan abroad.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140067287866952258\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand;\" data-src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_2sC8zyeHSQw\/R1Uv9w7qSkI\/AAAAAAAAAQc\/TVFZHd0V1mI\/s200\/Madagascar_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">So today I start this blog malarkey at the beginning of an exciting phase for myself and for Blue Ventures Carbon Offset.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I have set out on a month\u2019s trip to Madagascar to strengthen relationships with project partners, set in place a new, improved and evolving monitoring tool that we hope can be used by other carbon reducing stove programmes worldwide, along with training up new staff members\u00a0and bonding with the team as a whole.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>This will be the first time we have all met in person.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Before now our programme has been successfully operating with remote co<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">mmunication; but now with a new site coordinator starting the time has come for me to bite the 2.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide bullet and make the journey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">After offsetting the flights with a solar stove in Andavadoaka, I set off from Heathrow yesterday evening for Mauritius.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Most people travel via Paris, however my previous two encounters have been less than favourable, and so I opted for the exotic route.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>The plane was full \u2013 good for my carbon footprint but bad for my legs and the woman next to me on the window seat had possibly the smallest bladder in the world!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Loads of sleep for me!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>The transfer was smooth and easy \u2013 there were only 3 planes in the entire airport and I was the only one meeting any connecting flight.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I took them by surprise so much that I had to wait half an hour for someone to show to give me a boarding pass.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Food so far had not been a problem, with Air Mauritius providing an equally average non meat \/ dairy alternative on the first flight.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>On the second I thought I was in for even more luck a vegan sandwich \u2013 some weird vegetables\u2026vegetables that were perhaps a bit to meaty for my liking.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I confronted the air hostess about this meaty vegetable that tasted and smelt remarkably like chicken.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>She declared that it was indeed a meaty tasting vegetable.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I didn\u2019t believe her or the VML label, so stopped eating it.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Spent at least half an hour worried I\u2019d eaten chicken, but then realised there were more important things \u2013 like the carbon footprint of that \u2018remarkably like chicken, but not chicken\u2019 sandwich \u2013 think packaging, raw material transport and now it\u2019s location 15000ft above sea level powered by jet fuel.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Good bread anyways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Right, back to the story \u2013 so anyways landing and taking off all good; buying visa- all good 13 Euros and very quick; bags \u2013 all turned up (amazing as the last 2 times I have come to Tana I\u2019ve lost at least one bag \u2013 I put it down to avoiding Paris); bags through customs \u2013 fine; meeting Dave Raza \u2013 great; money changing \u2013 fantastic (but not euros \/ Rands) and then the cherry on the top \u2013 the Blue Ventures freight that I am meant to be escorting overland has also arrived on the plane I was on.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It will take a couple of days but at least it\u2019s here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now I am writing this from my B&amp;B room at the place BV now recommends.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I have my own hot shower and sink (very excited), and bed and desk.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I will be here for a couple of days, so it is good it will be able to do some work easily also.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Unpacked and showered.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Feel shattered but the excitement of this new blog thing is too much!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140069327976417874\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand;\" data-src=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_2sC8zyeHSQw\/R1Ux0g7qSlI\/AAAAAAAAAQk\/oYZBcq3Munc\/s200\/DSCN1972.JPG\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is great to feel like I am going back to my roots.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Madagascar changed me a lot 5 years ago when I was here as a research assistant with Frontier, and taught me a lot too, both then and following year.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Now coming back to see a project that I help to start up 4 years ago back when I led the Oxford University Coral Awareness Research Expedition to conduct exploratory dives around the reefs of Andavadoaka (yes \u2013 we were all very aware of coral), is well, rather weird.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>And of even greater excitement is going to see the solar and energy efficient stove programme that I have poured my heart and sweat into over the last year.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>So much potential for the project and I hope that this trip will help to achieve that \u2013 start the wheels turning for beneficial, well monitored, fuel and carbon reducing stove projects to spread across this isle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">17.45 (UK), Bedtime (Madagascar)\u2026Until next time- turn off those stand-bys<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>and don\u2019t even think about opening that window if the radiator is on!<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Much love to all (especially you\u2026 and you! x),<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ellie xxx<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #551a8b; 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