Matuku Photos

And then, keeping up with the herd of kid boats, we went to Matuku after a bouncy passage.

Kava time ...

Kava time following our sevesevu

more kava

The men, ladies and children in their own circles,

Benjamin in his bula gear looking to escape to chase the dogs.

Meanwhile the ladies keep weaving mats.

for kids too ...

modern navigation.

More baking

Lots to share

Speaking of sharing ... Exodus had all the kid boats over for a sushi night after they caught a few tuna.

and a serious game of Risk went on in Fluenta.

and then we went for a hike.

if there is a tree ... then it must obviously be climbed.

A stroll in the park ... (Nautilus photo)

More adventures in extreme nursing.

The anchorage.

The village of Lomati - only seven families still live there.

Jesse cuts us some fresh coconuts on the way down.

Fundraising dinner for the church

Gary (a former commercial fisherman) gives Johnathan fish processing lessons

Gary (a former commercial fisherman) gives Johnathan fish processing lessons

We give up on the watermaker and the village graciously lets us take some of their water.  Benjamin supervises the proceedings.

Jesus taking the local kids for a paddle

Jesse, his family and the day's catch.

Not a lot of room in the anchorage - getting close to Nirvana as we weigh anchor.