Sola Vanalava

wow how I would love a chance to cook in this oven in front of a store.
the double storey building with windows is quiet innovative. The second floor is a mezzanine there were a couple of children laying up there when we arrived. I imagine it is a cool escape from the intense heat that would be experienced this far north.

there were a number of stores in this village and it boasts a telephone, pity it was not working! We were informed it might get repaired "in one month, but you can still buy phone cards!"

Stephen prepares our first catch! A rainbow runner.

It seems that to have a Yacht club, no matter how simple is a big deal. This yacht club has a natural coral floor!
accommodation is available at the yacht club and consists of a tiny hut with slat style bed.
We were offered a drink.... Coconut milk by our host the chiefs son.

there is no piped water in this village, Susan is showing us the traditional way to lift a bucket of water hut of a well..... How did they do that before they got a plastic bucket??




I don't think this little child had ever had a lollie before at least not a wrapped on as he/she tried to eat it paper and all!
Check out the cutie hiding behind mum. We could not coax this one to leave mum for anything. These children would not see many white people and this mix of curiosity and fear was common the further north we traveled.
Imagine washing like this!