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S/V Hoku Pa'a
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Passing Rabi Island we saw several of these sailing canoes, built by the Banabans. These folk were resettled after Ocean Island became uninhabitable due to phosphate mining. |
On Also Island live two ex-cruisers who run a boat-building business and dabble in other interesting projects, such as a coconut oil extraction press. |
Lady K once a week runs fish caught by Cawaro villagers into Labasa's market (6 hours each way). Barb suggests calling her Lady C, as she carries numerous cockroaches along with the usual cargo. |
We hung around a lot with the kids in Cawaro. The black T-shirt says 'I Dig Scrawny Pale Guys' |
Not all visitors were scrawny nor pale. Willy, son of the chief on Budd Reef, was visiting and hams it up at the local swim hole. He's looking for a wife - we'll pass on his address to anyone interested... |
We attended the Father's Day feast at Cawaro, where the men were fed first (as on most other days). Once a year, on Mother's Day, the men cook and the women eat first. Yippee! |
I spread tools over our dining table and fixed a VHF radio for Jim on Also Island. Remember Spock (Star Trek) complaining about having to construct a computer using stone knives and bearskins? |
After work we trundled off to Cawaro's church. The singing, as in many Polynesian places, was awesome. |
Barb learns a card game called troop (or perhaps trump). |
Another photo in our educational series Where does that food come from? Fiji Pineapples are in season around December, but are available in the markets now. |
Barb & I spent a morning at Kindergarten, relearning our songs and alphabet. |
Hiking back from downhill from the swim hole, we caught another good sunset. |
After the sun goes down, we go to a Meke (dance) and party at Qarnivai village close to Also Island. |
Tokasa teaches Pauline, Barb and I some neat things to make with coconut fronds. There are many styles of baskets; some are used only by men, others only by women. |
Barb scared the folks on Cookie Cutter, who had just arrived at Kia Island, by delivering a dinghy-load of excited kids to say hello. Canadian Coast Guard, please don't look. |
The north tip of Kia Island looked like it had a nice viewpoint at the top. We used a lot of water, but enjoyed the climb. |
We found Hermy and many brothers and sisters on Kia's beaches. |
Spending a tranquil evening of singing and story telling...The two women in the background are copying out recipes from a couple of our cookbooks. |
Nukubati Resort was very welcoming. Peter (Cookie Cutter) plays with a Yamaha guitar in the lovely lounge. Note the decorations on the beams and posts, made with dyed twine. |
Some may remember our catamaran called Banana Split - Nukubati has one too! |
This is the largest plantain we've seen - usually they are just a tad larger than regular bananas. Sliced Plantain on Pizza - yummm! |
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S/V Hoku Pa'a 1000 DeCosta Pl. Victoria, BC Canada V9A 6Y3 |
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