Saturday, October 12

I walk down towards the beach trying to spot what has changed and what hasn’t. Stepping smartly to one side, I notice that the narrow path around the pond, repaved a couple of years ago, has now become a highway for adventurous pedestrians and motorcyclists.

I get as far as the temple. I turn back and say hello to Mani at the surfing café. I stop at one point to photograph coconuts against a dusk sky.