April 29, 2010

On Grandfather's Island

Salesi the kingfisher...reeled this big one in one night...'Uiha people say only lucky "monuia" people catch these from the shore...
I can barely hold this fish up....

An old fale tonga in 'Uiha, the roof fell to the ground during cyclone a couple decades ago.
Salesi and Pops clearing for Mom's house.
Our neighbor 'Ofa brought us fish one morning...




View of Monuia Point from the wharf...

Kali's house, our homebase while building...
Front view of house, with peto (kitchen/shed) to the left and bathhouse in back...behind me is the sea.

Garden out front...

Bathhouse and the round thing in front to the right is the water catchment tank (sima)...
The kitchen...

  Our first stove...Salesi designed and constructed it...very efficient but smoky...

  Interior view of house...
  Our home theatre system....we get electricity from about 6:30 to midnight or 2am, depending, as well as on Saturday mornings...


Jack, our 'Uiha dog...he's afraid of the pigs, other dogs, the cats and the goat, resentful that he has to share/fight over leftovers! 



 The goat rules the roost: her name is Lula.













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