So what has been happening on sunny, rainy, sunny Vorovoro?
Monday we were excited to welcome 6 new tribe members onto the island, bringing much laughter, camp fires and a fancy dress party with a sustainable theme – costumes had to be made from natural materials found on the island. There were banana leaf butterflies, woven leaf crowns and coconut bras. An island party wouldn’t be an island party without these coconut accompaniments.
Tuesdays Sevusevu passed without a hitch and the village was looking beautiful after all the hard work the tribe put in raking and clearing the dead leaves from the borders and walkways.
On Wednesday our seventh tribe member arrived, getting stuck into island life from the start and he’s been fishing every day since.
It was also Tui Mali’s birthday on Wednesday so Jim and I went to visit him in Vuo taking some presents, a card made from a banana leaf and of course grog. I was taken aback with the beautiful location, stunning grounds and the caves under the escarpment which the house sits on. Tui Mali was really chuffed with the presents he received, signaling this by punching one hand into the other with a big grin and a loud ‘vinaka’.
Friday’s school trip was joyous creating much laughter, games and bright eyed excitement, and that was just the tribe members. The children had been looking forward to the visit as we hadn’t been able to go the previous week.
Saturday saw us celebrate with ‘Bula night’, a party where we all wore our sulu juba and bula shirts. The location was past the volleyball court, along the path and into a clearing looking out to sea. We had candles, marsh mellows, chocolate, stories and a great deal of laughter.
My time here as chief is drawing to a close and I feel privileged to have had this month on the island and unsurprisingly I’m still not sure if I’ll be able to leave any time soon.
Monday we were excited to welcome 6 new tribe members onto the island, bringing much laughter, camp fires and a fancy dress party with a sustainable theme – costumes had to be made from natural materials found on the island. There were banana leaf butterflies, woven leaf crowns and coconut bras. An island party wouldn’t be an island party without these coconut accompaniments.
Tuesdays Sevusevu passed without a hitch and the village was looking beautiful after all the hard work the tribe put in raking and clearing the dead leaves from the borders and walkways.
On Wednesday our seventh tribe member arrived, getting stuck into island life from the start and he’s been fishing every day since.
It was also Tui Mali’s birthday on Wednesday so Jim and I went to visit him in Vuo taking some presents, a card made from a banana leaf and of course grog. I was taken aback with the beautiful location, stunning grounds and the caves under the escarpment which the house sits on. Tui Mali was really chuffed with the presents he received, signaling this by punching one hand into the other with a big grin and a loud ‘vinaka’.
Friday’s school trip was joyous creating much laughter, games and bright eyed excitement, and that was just the tribe members. The children had been looking forward to the visit as we hadn’t been able to go the previous week.
Saturday saw us celebrate with ‘Bula night’, a party where we all wore our sulu juba and bula shirts. The location was past the volleyball court, along the path and into a clearing looking out to sea. We had candles, marsh mellows, chocolate, stories and a great deal of laughter.
My time here as chief is drawing to a close and I feel privileged to have had this month on the island and unsurprisingly I’m still not sure if I’ll be able to leave any time soon.
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