I was woken by bleats; a herd of goats had descended on the camp.
Metres away, outside in the street, four Ebola victims lie listlessly on benches in a tent erected to deal with the queues of patients who descended on this clinic in Freetown when Ebola first flared up in the Sierra Leonean capital.
Ukip has descended into bitter infighting since the election.
Ushuaia is bigger and geared up for tourists; the mountain backdrop is spectacular, they say, although the morning we woke to leave the ship, it was hidden by clouds that had descended almost to the rooftops, while high winds and rain were lashing the harbour.
Yet in the foothills of Britain's fastest-growing town, an army of young political activists has descended – and they are determined to knock on every door.
In some areas, we regularly have no option but to close threads earlier than anticipated when the conversation has ranged far off topic or descended into a messy flame war.
On police advice the deciding match would be limited to an 18,000 crowd, with 300 police placed on duty for the Friday night meeting, as an estimated 16,000 Leeds fans descended upon Birmingham.
His state of the nation address last Thursday descended into chaos and fisticuffs when armed security were called to remove the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters EFFF) after they raised questions over lavish public spending on Zuma's rural homestead.
Praise for this model reached its zenith last month, as mayors, cultural attachés and city representatives descended on Bilbao for the UCLG Cities and Culture Conference.
Families descended en masse on Hampden from Ayrshire, youngsters therefore indoctrinated into the fierce dislike these two sides have for each other, if they were not already aware.
We spent a summer in Milan in an flat overlooking the Naviglio Grande canal – an arty neighbourhood quiet until after dark, when intrepid foodies descended on the local aperitivo bars and trattorias.
