Ternate, Tidore and Moti
Pencil sketch by Alfred Russel Wallace
© A. R. Wallace Memorial Fund
We are standing in front of a map and the Head of the Research Group says "I am surprised you don't know where Tidore is because there is a picture of it on the thousand rupiah note. It is one of a pair of islands in the Maluku archipelago and I think it is my favourite volcano. Almost a perfect cone. Also, it is the home of the clove." The window into far away worlds has reopened.
I am ashamed not to have a favourite volcano........
ReplyDeleteMy favourite volcano is Etna but I realise that is so last year.
DeleteI am surprised you don't know where Tidore is too. Tut tut.
ReplyDeleteI tried not to look appallingly ignorant. And failed.
DeleteI have heard of none of those...
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