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It's our
last day on the island !
Tonight was not as bad as yesterday : less
mosquitoes, a bit of wind, but above all, a
great tiredness that, with the sound of the
sea, takes us in a deep sleep. Vale resisted
and has no more fever this morning.
We clean the signs of our presence, but
decide not to cut the hut down. We close the
backpack, and take our last warm bath. Marco,
Vale and Aleko seem very happy to leave the
coconut and fish diet.
The fishermen hail us with strong handshake
and big smiles. We offer them the axe, the
fishing rods and our water. "You'll be
back, someday ?", asks one of them, eyes
half-shut. "Yes, next year, for holidays
or in another life" answers Aleko. We
look at each other, in silence, smiling. Then,
the men go back to their work. Some of them
raise their hand, thumb up to say goodbye.
It's already 3.00 pm as the little boat
comes to take us to Lombok. It's another
sailor, a young man with a beard, from Borneo.
Embarking in silence, we all stare at the
island... that seems smaller now. But the
Prahu runs like the wind and 'Gili Tangkong'
goes slowly away. A flying-fish twinkles in
front of us before disappearing in the waves.
Theo remains silent.
Far off, we can hear songs of a mosque...
We are close to Lembar, Lombok's harbor.
As soon as we arrive, we rush to the first
shop that we see: "Aaaaah! At
last!". Vale grabs a box of vanilla
biscuits, Nicole and Marco sip a good Kope,
Aleko sucks two cans of chocolate milk 'Indomilk',
as Theo is already playing soccer with a dozen
of kids.
Back to civilization...
Check the video !
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Two hours
before the departure, the
fishermen, incredulous,
listen to Theo trying to sell them
our house:
"Beautiful hut, in the
heart of a wild island. Splendid
view on the Indian Ocean. Living
room, bathroom with giant bath,
aquarium, swimming pool, solarium
and planetarium. Now for
sale."
Medé, the youngest one, comes
to inspect the hut. After he has
touched the walls, shaken the
roof, he looks at us, suddenly
very serious: "That... good
wood for fire!".
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In Herman
Melville's 'Moby Dick',
Captain Achab faces one of the
most terrible sufferings a man can
bear: hunger. The survivors of the
shipwreck, after the boat was sunk
by a dreadful white whale, had to
eat some of the crew members to
survive.
Well... we didn't suffer at
that point (!) but some stomach
cramps reminded us the necessity
to feed ourselves. However, a
human body can stay for weeks
without food (but this kind of
diet is not recommended at all),
but not without water. With this
heat, we wouldn't have been able
to stay more than 48 hours without
drinking. So if you really want to
settle down on a desert island,
think about one thing first:
WATER.
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THEO
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Building a hut on a desert
island has always been one of my
dreams... and today, it came true,
thanks to your vote. How funny it
is !
As you may have seen on the
Journal or on the video, living
here was not easy everyday; but
thanks to the Team's complicity,
Arya and Mun, we did not only
survive but lived something quite
exceptional.
This experience enriched my
personal treasure, made of intense
and colored moments of life.
... and I'm glad I can share
this with you, Virtual.
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Our last
week-end in Asia.
The Journal will get back
Monday 28th. Chat on Sunday, 1.00
pm GMT.
The voting form is on-line,
don't miss it! If you have any
ideas (visit a friend, a place
you'd like to know in the area, or
you would like us to do...) put
them in the Forum! We'll try t
realize the best ideas !
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