These days my, Erin, biggest adventures are in patience and flexibility as I cook, parent and just live in an environment so different that what I'm use to. Quite often we have the opportunity to experience culture through adventures outside the home. Here is one of our recent adventures
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| Boats along the sore at the Fishermen's Festival |
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| Aboard the boat. One of our friends far left with her brother-in-law far right holding the camera. |
One Sunday morning we were invited to join friends at a local Fishermen's Festival. Once a year the fishermen originally from this area all gather to celebrate their yield. These men may travel far in their own boats, to fish, even to one of the major neighboring islands (at least an hour plane ride away). But they return for this event. Together with friends we boarded an anchored family member's boat and as with most events, where offered a meal. Afterwards we returned to their house, where we were offered more food and sat around chatting for a couple hours. Then we proceeded to another family member's house for more food; grilled fish. That day I had run out of ideas to motivate Caedmon to smile for a picture taken by someone else so I resorted to giving him coins, each worth about 5 cents. He counted 42 pictures by the time the day was done = about $2.
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| The spread on the boat. Wrapped rice, fish, chicken, salsa, boiled eggs, fruit soup, and bottled water. |
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| Back at the house we ate soup and tried to decline the rest. |
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| Cleaning and prepping the fish at the second house. |
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| Coconut husks are used for the fire. |
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| Fish is laid on top of strips of bamboo. |
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| Banana leaves are placed on top as the fish cooks. |
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Grilling fish
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