Sweet shop & shiny brass

Today I was on my own. Tom suffered Delhi belly and was down for the count. Yoga on deck at 6am, then breakfast and ready to set off for the small village of 50,000 Matiari.

We arrived from our tender shortly after 8am. The dock was bustling, people waiting for the ferry, men working to load and move sand and the curious!

It was a group of about 11 for the walking tour. Our tour guide walked us through the streets explaining the way of life. We saw monkey’s, dogs and cows of course. Our first stop was the vegetable market and it was busy with many stalls selling vegetables. We saw someone making samosas and another bread.Read more