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Pwetevut Bay, Gaua
Trimaran Colossol (Linda & Patrick) with huge banyon tree in bcakground |
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Houses
Vureas Bay, Vanua Lava |
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"Welcome to Vureas Bay!"
The Manar family string band singing us a welcome. |
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Bread Oven
Vureas Bay |
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Carvers
Frank, Jonastone & the others carving on the beach at Vureas Bay. |
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Kava Preparation
Frank & Jonastone grinding kava for our evening session |
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Rock Music!
Jonastone makes traditional music by whipping a small rock around a large one. |
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Paramount Chief Godfrey & the Shark Stone
This is the abode of the Shark God, who can be summonsed with chants and stroking with kastom leaves and sent to retrive missing canoes, fishermen & pikininis. Chief Godfrey is the keeper of the stone, and the people still stongly believe in the god. |
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Traditional Shell Money
Paramount Chief Godfrey displays his shell money. Each tiny shell is worth 1000 vatu, or around US$10. |
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Prawn Trap Weaver
Vetumboso Village, Vureas Bay, Vanua Lava |
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Jill at Sasara FallsYacht Club
Waterfall Bay, Western Vanua Lava |
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Kava Preparation
Eddie & Kerely making kava in the stream flowing out from the Waterfall |
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Daemon in Waterfall Bay, Western Vanua Lava
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Sasara Falls
Waterfall Bay, West Vanua Lava |
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Anchorage
Dives Bay, Ureparapara. Crater of an extinct volcano. |
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Kastom Dancers
Dives Bay, Ureparapara |
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Soccer Mad
Soren Larsen & ring-ins versus the locals. To everyones amazement the Soren Larsen folk won! |
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Tall ship Soren Larsen
At anchor in Dives bay, Ureparapara |
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Dives Bay String Band
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Mr Punyverse!
Can you believe the locals were asking this man if he had any shorts to spare???? |
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