The show that the locals had put on for us ended at about 7pm. It was dark by this time. At the end of the evening there was a small ceremony where Travie presented Mandakini with her Staying Alive Foundation Award. It was quite emotional, but as I looked on and thought about what I’d seen that day, I knew that there wasn’t anyone that deserved it more…
Just when we thought the ceremony was over - Mandakini’s mentor got up and gave a great speech. He thanked the Staying Alive Foundation for all they’d done (not that we’re the ones doing the work here…) and then proceeded to present us all with gifts. Travie got a hand-carved wooden canon - and the rest of us got silver ship wheels - not real life size obviously (!) - just ornaments. We all felt pretty humbled.
After the ceremony it was time to make our way to the hotel. We arrived at about 9pm, showered and CRASHED!
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great to see the work of the foundation. i’d not heard of it before - but it’s a great charity.