The two girls who live next door were seen doing traditional weaving last week. Usually the weaving material has been previously dried so maybe the girls were practising weaving. I wish I could speak the local I-Kiribati language to ask them.
Father and son. The usual mode of transport are the old "buses" which rattle and roll over the pot holes, and puddles at times, with loud music blaring away with the I-Kiribati "top of the pops" and up to twenty seven people (an all time record) crammed into a van meant to carry 17 people.
Due to sea erosion cement bags are used in many places to prevent further damage. These bags are holding back the sea away from the main road that traverses the length of South Tarawa.
The highest point on this atoll is marked with a notice by the side of the road which says "Mount Kiribati, three metres above sea level"
Below is the local lady from the Seventh Day Adventist Cafe Sugar Blues where we are guaranteed good internet access if we buy dinner there. With nice meals that take ages to arrive (minimum time of an hour) we know her very well as we tap away at the computer awaiting a nice meal.
Not sure how the above became blue and underlined but can't get rid of it; still lots to learn here!!
Accepting nominations for 'Inventor of the Year' in Kiribati?
I still can't work out how or why this tin can makes such a difference. Perhaps it is similar to how you fixed the radiator of that old car in Malaysia with a coke bottle.
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