Kokiri`s Photos from the Federated States of Micronesia

Kokiri
Fri 18 Jun 2004 07:42

Photos from Micronesia.

 

Katharine Playing Father Christmas on Christmas Eve with our Christmas cake behind and the boat all Christmasy!

 

Church at Nukuoro Atoll on Christmas day with the scary local Santa Clause’s.

 

Santa giving Katharine a flower

 

The most devilish Santa of all!

Christmas day, outside the church in Nukuoro, FSM

 

Sailing canoe changes ends (tacks) just off Puluwat

 

Canoe roaring along, fishing along the reef edge in the open ocean

 

Entering the Puluwat Lagoon

 

Peter takes Mariano and Rapwi ashore in the leaking dinghy. Note the hole underneath Peter’s leg!

 

Building the dinghy in view of Kokiri in the best workshop in the whole world!

 

A few of our helpers sanding the dinghy

 

Peter steams along on the dinghy’s first sea trial.

 

New canoe house under construction

 

Ready for roofing

 

Canoes come home after a long days fishing

 

Fresh fish on offer

 

WOW!

 

Mariano’s family wish us a fond farewell

 

Bryde’s whales on the passage to Olimarao

 

Deserted paradise, turtle nest, breeding noddies, crystal oceanic water…

 

… and us!

 

Stone money bank in small Yapese village

 

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