Saturday, 12 March 2016

11 March : Out of Office


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.
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5 comments:

  1. driftwood12 March 2016 at 16:54

    I am ashamed not to have a favourite volcano........

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    1. alice c12 March 2016 at 22:08

      My favourite volcano is Etna but I realise that is so last year.

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  2. Sue12 March 2016 at 21:47

    I am surprised you don't know where Tidore is too. Tut tut.

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    1. alice c12 March 2016 at 22:04

      I tried not to look appallingly ignorant. And failed.

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  3. Anonymous14 March 2016 at 17:40

    I have heard of none of those...

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