Shooting Stars and Flying Fish by Nancy Knudsen

Author:Nancy Knudsen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd
Published: 2011-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

As we sail on, the smell of cow manure and fresh-cut grass reaches us from over the mountains, where there must be pastures. But there are no birds, anywhere. Where have all the seagulls gone?

Small villages have markets – or, rather, bazaars, (‘markets’ in Turkey are supermarkets) – with fresh produce brought in by individual farmers. The tastes are a surprise to the senses, juice drips from fruit and garlic alike when cut, and the herbs in particular are rich with flavour.

Some anchorages are tiny, some could fit hundreds of boats. Every day is different. All the way from India to Israel, there have been guns everywhere; this country is like warm honey after the taste of lemon, like Camelot after a bloody battle. We wake to the sound of roosters crowing; in the evening, reflected lights bob and shine around us. We wander the villages and out of town into the countryside. The perfumes are heady – cut hay, baking bread and chook yards. The chooks all seem to wander free and old women potter in search of eggs. When not swimming or wandering we mend and tend to Blackwattle – varnishing, cleaning, repairing, sewing. We carry out these tasks with love. She’s a valued jewel in our hands these days, deserving to be polished and proud; or part of the family, a child, perhaps, where any misbehaviour can be traced to our own neglect.

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