Falling so close to the festive season, my birthday is always intertwined with an unescapable Christmas theme. Not so in Ghana, where Christmas lights are few and far between and the sight of the odd lifesize Father Christmas effigy in swathes of red and white fur makes me break out in a double sweat.
Far far away from the bitter northern hemisphere, I spent the day in glorious equatorial sunshine, playing frisbee on the beach, riding a horse, paddling in water warmed beautifully by the hot sun. Quite spectacular and it succeeded in taking the edge off a significant birthday.
Later, I donned another outfit made by the legendary Mr Teiks and stepped out for some amazing pad thai, red curry and jazz music. I had a joint party with one of the other volunteers, and the highlight was an amazing birthday cake with both our names written on it and some great and completely unexpected presents.
"paddling in water warmed beautifully by the hot sun" = Nadia is melting with envy.
ReplyDeleteSo happy you had a great one Fally! <3