A few weeks ago, we met a nice young man Paul, in Russian Bay, Madagascar. He rowed up in his small wooden canoe, and presented a book of tours he could offer us. We knew other cruisers that had taken a tour with him, os we decided this could be a fun way to spend a day. We picked a tour to some water basins and a waterfall, and then a sail in his dhow..a local sailboat, in the afternoon.
The next morning, he introduced us to some of his family and then a tour of his humble home on the hillside. We then tromped for a while up untrodden paths that no one had walked on for quite sometime, to a small waterfall. It was not impressive and was full of mosquitos so we didn’t spend much time there. He showed us how they trapped pigs, and what they used for bait. After a nice local lunch, along with river water, we went on a sail along with Keith and Mildred on SV Atalanta on Paul’s Dhow. It was fun to see how his boat worked, and to let someone else worry about hitting rocks for a change!
Patrick’s latest video has this all after the first few minutes of how we try to prevent wear and tear on Brick House with bungy cords and preventers, on our sails, rigging, as well as our eyeballs. He also has some good photos of my ptergium! (Yes I am the model!), and how to prevent getting this common sailor’s infliction for less than $5. It’s another good video by my handsome genius of a husband, Patrick Childress.
Here is the video…
Valuable Sailing Tips and a Fun Day in Madagascar
