With all our bags and boards crammed into a taxi van, we hit the road heading towards to south-east coast of the island. Despite the sheeting rain that never lets up for one second, we spend the whole journey staring out of the windows, filled with curiosity and amazed at the luxurious tropical vegetation and occasional villages we drive through, each different from the last, our eyes widening with every bend in the road. The motorbikes with their little roofs and 4 or 5 people crammed onto the saddle, the smiling faces, the kindly expressions and openness… every element plunges us fast and deep into exactly the kind of disconnection we needed, one that comes filled with a sense of calm and happiness as we quickly forget how tired we are from the long journey.
