our lovely guests on the way to Palmerston, where they live

driving towards Palmerston

we got picked up daily at our anchorage on CD and brought to the Islands and into the village

funny name for a rock :-)

beautiful Palmerston with sand streets

The grave of the first inhabitant of Palmerston

William Masters came to Palmerston with his three wives, all the families on Palmerston are descendants of them

we found Paradise :-)

... thanks to the lovely people in Palmerston

lovely family...

nice house under the breadfruit tree

pet birds called Luke and Vera :-)

the boys go fishing

crafting

playing the guitare

we also did some work, coconut husking

helping in the kitchen

more kitchen work

also help was needed after the big catch for the crew of the arriving cargo ship

Never to short of having some fun

snorkelling with passenger

:-)

we were invited to the islands feast

We were encouraged to borrow their bike

grave stone unveiling

beautiful ceremony

cold coconut to drink

Luke in action by the net playing along at the Volleyball game

we joined the gathering of the birds

the sharing of the birds

coconut crab

we were invited by the fijian nurse Martha (on the bike) to her beautiful home

preparing for the goodbye Kaikai

The wonderful goodbye Kaikai on the beach

not an easy goodbye from paradise