Posted November 17th, 2008 at 16:08 by RangerBob
We were a long way from civilisation, but sometimes I wondered as most people who spend time in paradise do, if we really live in a civilised world. No electricity means no bad news, no rate changes, no yankee presidential politics, just sun, sand and loads of coconuts. Utopia, I think not, people here are very poor and have suffered for many years. The rich live in secluded aloofness, whilst the poor eek out a living off coconuts and matape, a vile tasting root plant which is a mixture of potato...
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