So, its July 14th but instead of seeing how the French do it in the Champs Elysees, here we are 8000 km away in the French Department of Guyane, which is in South America. Plus, we aren’t even in the capital Cayenne, because we messed up our booking plans. And forgot about the French National Day. Which means that we were in the middle of the Marais de Kaw, a spectacular National Reserve consisting of mangrove swamps, rainforest and about 6000 caimen, who can grow up to 3 metres long. Never mind, as we swung out of our hammocks in the morning we were treated to croissant, hot chocolate in bowls and the awesome sight of French tourists - the men in ‘Daktari’ safari suits, the women in white Agnes B linen, leaping into action with a fag and a rendition of La Marseilleise to the dawn and the mist rising from the rain forest. What is it about the French? Don’t they realise it’s very unfashionable to be so patriotic? And don’t they realise that it’s crucial to have a ghastly National Anthem. Theirs is just…far too…stirring….

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