Our ship, Caledonian Sky
Confined in the cabin due to stomach problems
Confined in the cabin due to previously stomach problems.
Volcanic area at Fergusson island
Clear water in the hole
Nice patterns
Village women at Fergusson island
Fergusson island
Lea talking to the children
Here we go
Children helping to launch the Zodiak
Village people trying to sell fruit, for several hours, to the ship.
Bananas the most common fruit
Children in the canoe
Arriving at Dobu Island
Dobu, "won't you wear some flowers in your hair". Often single flowers, or garlands.
Garlands
One of two church choirs on Dobu island. Impressive and very happy music.
Kula trade items. The Kula ring system for trading between the islands, a very complicated trade with a lot of prestige.
Kula trade items
Church at Dobu
Toilet
Village
Relaxing on deck, arriving at Tufi fjords on the eastern PNG mainland.
Most meals on the deck, except when too big waves
Zodiak and canoe at Tufi fjords.
Girl, paddling our canoe
Girl, paddling our canoe on McLaren river
Along the McLaren river.
Canoe, made from trees
Attacked by warriors
Warrior, having chewed betul nuts
Older woman, tattoing younger girl (demonstration)
Tattoing younger girl, many hours a day, many days, a lot of pain
Sago palm, used for staple food
Sago palm, pouring water on the crushed inner part of the palm
Sago palm, producing food
Sago palm, food production
Sago palm "flour"
Dance group
Woman with tattoo
Man living at the McLaren river
Going home along the river with mangrove trees
Arriving late to the ship, a lot of wind and waves on the way
Tropical island
Boat at the Trobriand islands, Kitava
Ring dance at Kitava, Trobriand islands. On the Trobriand Islands, there is an easygoing attitude to sex.
Ceremonial dances
Men, coloured and decorated
Decorated small girl
Young girls with nice decorations
Young girl in a choir
Teenage girls dancing
Teenage girls
Young boys
Small boys dancing
Football and playing tools are handed over
Going to school is considered important
The avenue at the Kitava village
Kitava children
Kitava women
An old Singer machine
Church at Kitava
The church, lot of space and no chairs.
Woman with child
Taro plant.
The garden, taro plants in the stony ground. The taro root is commonly used for food.
"Warrior" ship at Marovo Lagoon
Marovo girls, singing for us
Marovo girl choir
Marovo women
Wooden instrument, using the "spoon" with high frequency on the holes
Making money. Shells etc. are used as money.
Woman with children
Souvenirs. Tree carving is a tradition.
Tree carving
Marovo Laggon
War or peace ship, depending on how it is decorated.
War/peace ship
Small boy in a canoe.
Children in canoe
The ship's Zodiak fleet (missing one)
Snorkling.
Snorkling
Fruit and grocery market at Honiara, capital of Solomon Islands
Lot of water melons
Sweet potatoes
The Hapi Isles (Pidgin English)
US War Memorial at Honiara
US War Memorial at Honiara. Terrible war history (Japan, US and allies in 1942-43), and innocent Solomon Islands people
Parliamant Building at Honiara
Solomon Islands weapon
Car wash, not so environmentally friendly
Car wash
Washing (higher up than the car wash)
Leaving Honiara
Attacked at Santa Ana
Always a lot of beautiful flowers
Arriving at Santa Ana
Wooden orchestra, impressive sound
Wooden instruments
Pan flute is commonly used
Men's dance
Women's dance
Santa Ana woman, beautifully decorated
White women dance
The mud men are coming from the forest, attacking the white women
Rubbing their muddy backs, a lot of laughter from the children and also grown up people
The black men are coming to save the women from the mud men intruders.
Santa Ana village
Zodiak ride for the children
Very popular with Zodiak ride
Young girl
Santa Ana children
Santa Ana child
Welcoming choir (fairies) at a windy island of Ra, very difficult to come here but we managed after some tries. First tourist ship to visit in 12 years, so it had been sad for both us and them to miss.
Happy welcome
The opposite to a piccolo flute, it is also frequently turned 90 degrees.
Children choir at Ra, singing loud and with a lot of feeling, absolutely charming
Charming choir member
Charming choir member. Blondism/albinism exists here.
Village organized in streets
Sea snake dance
Young sea snake dance member
Women dance at Ra
Woman dance
Thanks to the organizer
House with canoe at Ra
Kitchen
Visiting a home in Rah
House owner with his child, and Camilla
Different real threats in Melanesia (Vanuatu had a hurricane earlier this year, and en earth quake the week after we left).
Violence exists
Respect
Visiting a home
Very small island at Ra
Gathering at the cape of Ra, windy
Wooden orchestra
Time to leave, going out in the waves, 5 km to the ship
Young child on Espiritu Santo
Flowers and nice hair
Making cava ..
Dancing. The young children learn quickly.
Not too young to learn
Boy
Water music, producing special sounds
Water music
Water music choir
Mother and child
Kiri Blue Hole
Kiri Blue Hole, a nice swim
Snorkelling, in waves, at Million Dollar Point, where US put a lot of war material in the sea at the end of the second world war.
Snorkling in bad weather above the war material
Warrior
Spider (mother and child ?)
Banyan tree, used to seek shelter when hurricanes
Happy warrior
Ship wrecks in Port Vila, after the hurricane earlier this year
Damaged houses
Unfortunately big waves many days on the trip
