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Andy Aitchison's avatar

Wow, wow wow! What an incredible experience, such an amazing festival to stumble on, those early morning mask dances looked quite sinister. A brilliant story told though and note to self, avoid anything covered in cayenne pepper in the future, it's disguising something!

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Paula Dear's avatar

It was. We just couldn’t believe it. Yup, I’m going to be more cautious of the cayenne… 🤣

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Piritta Paija's avatar

How cool was this! What an experience and a coincidence! Looked pretty intense, though. ;) So I fully understand why one day was enough. ;)

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Paula Dear's avatar

Yes it was all of those things! You understand the intensity - it’s joyous and fascinating, and a privilege, but also exhausting after a couple of nights. 😍

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Phil Nolan's avatar

Loved this one, except for the dead dog/cat & owl 🤢! The family on the moped takes me back to India, my secretary traveled to work each day with her husband and 2 kids on it 😬 Seemed normal out there! x

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Clare Duke's avatar

What an experience! Feel for you with Poogate 😬 As for Morris Dancers, they're all down in the SE of England, very odd lot🤣

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Paula Dear's avatar

We’ve obviously not looked hard enough for the Morris dancers! 😆

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Anne vr's avatar

I think this peace of luck is a small form of payback for what you went through in your previous chapter. What fun to read all this! Thank you

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Paula Dear's avatar

thanks Anne. The highs and lows do tend to balance themselves out 😍

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Tim Lezard's avatar

What joyous scenes! (Well, apart from the late night bush-bog-dash)

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Paula Dear's avatar

haha! Taking the rough with the smooth, as ever.

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Demetri Dourambeis's avatar

Great scenes, great commentary; enough information but not too much!

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Paula Dear's avatar

Thanks!

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Malcolm Smith's avatar

A nice first for you and a privilege no doubt.

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Philippa Thomas's avatar

Wow oh wow oh wow

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Richard Lister's avatar

Oh my word. What a full and fascinating trip you are having!

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