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kids wearing the conical farmer hats in the rain. Chuck bought one & is wearing it in the Bandarban photos. the farmer hat styles vary across the regions of bangladesh. we're thinking of doing a coffee table book on it ;)
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the BRAC building in Teknaf, right on the seashore. we stopped off and ate lunch, it was almost impossible to get to (which made it all the more special since no one gets to see this amazing hidden away place), good thing we had 4-wheel drive.
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Abbu & Ammu on the verandah of the BRAC building - we all hung out on this verandah and enjoyed the amazing view
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Mishti Panir Chora - the area is named after this stream ("Sweet Water Stream") which flows down from the hills and meets the ocean here. u can see the strip of the evergreen forest by the shore.
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man throwing his net into the pond to catch fish
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water buffalo grazing. on sunny days you can see them sunk in pools of water with only their heads sticking out - they love water
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some of the villagers that lived among the trees along the shore. these people are all Burmese and don't speak any Bangla
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after we had lunch, we (Chuck & Anika) went for a walk on the beach. then the skies opened up and it started pouring, sheets of rain. here is Chuck and a local burmese-speaking boy huddling under the overhang of a thatched house.
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the boy only spoke burmese & a few words of bangla, so it was mainly alot of smiling & nodding. he chatted, but i had no idea what he was saying. right after this shot, a couple who lived in the hut invited us in out of the rain, they spoke bangla
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the sampans were lined up on the little strip of land between the pool of water and the ocean. chuck & I had to walk around quite a bit to get to the strip with the sampans
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the lungi (known as "sarong" in s.e. asia) is also versatile. this little boy pulled up his lungi to make it into a hood and body covering - against the drizzle
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the sampans were so colourful. we chatted with the fishermen, & had a great time hanging out here. a big storm was coming (this is the cyclonic season in the Bay of Bengal), & the fishermen were all back
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two of the fishermen folding up nets after a day's work
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one lone fisherman standing close to the shore in the rough ocean and the heavy rain, still trying to catch something
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one last look at our amazing hidden valley in Teknaf
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