A fond farewell
Tuesday 18th DecemberCoco Beach, Andavadoaka18:26 (UK), 18:26 (Madagascar) Tonight was a really fantastic night at the BV camp. It is the penultimate night for the volunteers here in Andavadoaka and to see them all off the women’s association of Andavadoaka...
Turkey love and three hours difference
Monday 17th DecemberCoco Beach, Andavadoaka16:09 (UK), 19:09 (Madagascar) I really should change the clock on my computer but I quite like being reminded that I am 3 hours in front of all you UK people. So when I get up...
From Ellie: Reflections of the BV site
Sunday 23rd DecemberLa Refuge, Tulear14:34 (UK), 17:34 (Madagascar) My time on site has gone so quickly. It has been great to finally get to see the workings of BV and meet the staff, volunteers and local community that make BV...
From Ellie – All the better for feeling better
Thursday 13th December 2007Coco Beach, Andavadoaka18:52 (UK), 21:52 (Madagascar) Firstly, I’d like to say hi to Fiona’s dad if he is reading this. Â Thanksfor listening in! Â Now for the update: After feeling like death for 2 days and having half...
From Ellie: Back in Andavadoaka…after 4 years!
Wednesday 12th December 2007Andavadoaka –  Blue Ventures Research site 06:47 (UK) / 09:47 (Madagascar) Finally I have arrived and I feel awful.  I think I must have picked up something up in Tulear and for the first time in all the travels...
This week’s blog comes from Sheryl Dickey
I have just returned from a wonderful adventure with Bic (a Malagasy BlueVentures staff member) and Vanessa (a fellow volunteer) to a village downthe coast called Lamboara. The purpose of our trip was to do some sea grassmapping and to...
From Ellie: Logistics
Saturday 8th December 2007Tulear – Chez Lala – still!13:53 (UK) / 16:53 (Madagascar) LogisticsA week has passed and I am still in Chez Lala. It has gone quite quickly really and I have had done a lot whilst here; meetings...
From Ellie: Changes in Tulear
Thursday 6h December 2007Tulear – Chez Lala – still!17:00 (UK) / 20:00 (Madagascar) I thought today I would write about my reflections on Tulear. I have spent nearly a week here now and a lot of things have changed from...
From Ellie: Partner developments!
Monday 2nd December 2007Tulear – Chez Lala16:57 (UK) / 19:57 (Madagascar) You are probably now thinking I have no one else to speak to. You’d be right. My French is getting rapidly better – but my conversational level has only...
Volunteer Blog by Jane Westerman
Madagascar will change the way you look at the world. Guaranteed. After three weeks here, issues that I would fret about at home vanish into insignificance. The here and now is what is so important – sitting on one’s terrace after a busy...
Update from Ellie: Hot Hot Hot!
Sunday 1st December 2007 Tulear – Chez Lala 13:42 (UK) / 16:42 (Madagascar)  Oh my goodness it is hot. Really hot. Tulear may be only 500km south of Tana, but it is also at sea level and thus it...
Update from Ellie: Tasks in Tana
Friday 30th November 15:15 (UK) / 18:15 (Madagascar)  A day of driving all over Tana centre on errands; trying to get the freight released from customs has left me feeling rather tired, smelly, and dirty. As a highly active...
Update from Ellie: My Arrival in Madagascar
Thursday 28th November 17:02 (UK) / 20:02 (Madagascar) 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...
Samosas by the sea by BV volunteers Alana & Rebecca
“Ah, farine” said the woman at the supermarket, scooping the half-kilo of flour Alana asked for into a plastic bag. We were picking up ingredients for our beloved fish samosas, the best street treats in town, and now we needed...
Staff Blog by Fran Humber (Marine and Fisheries Scientist)
Pirogues are the best way of travelling short distances out here and it was time to make the 40km trip north to Morombe. Our purpose: to collect all the shark and turtle fisheries monitoring data in each of the villages...