Madras

Tamil is the language they speak here on Elliott beach; the boys say that’s the name of the village too. A fisherman from the village was heading across breaking waves when oar snapped and hit him in the stomach rupturing his abdominal wall. We drove him into the hospital. It was an education it looked like there had been a war, people lying all over the place, in the corridors there aren’t enough beds, Man in casualty hit by taxi split lip, doctor sees me looking and inflicts pain on him!!  On the surface the life here seems good their livelihood is dependant on the sea, so now the man cant provide for his family, a few of his family members come with us very emotional, he is operated on that night.