Wednesday, August 04, 2010 -- Ifaty

The village of Ifaty is the closest village to us, which lies just South down the beach and is the edge is only about a 5 or 10 minute walk. It is comprised of sand alleyways running between huts that mostly serve as families’ homes, while a few do serve as shops. In front of the huts along the alleyways are stands which sell local food like sambosas (fried fish or zebu, which is the kind of cow they have here). There are children everywhere, families tend to be large. A couple of the locals who work for ReefDoctor have around 12-14 kids. The women tend to start childbearing early, sometimes as young as around 13.