The text that describes these photos can be found earlier in this blog. Hirifa is a little settlement on the south east side of Fakarava in the Tuamotus.
 |
| Maheata with a coconut palm leaf basket she wove. |
 |
| Solar panels power each of the homes in Hirifa. The batteries are stored in the plastic boxes below. |
 |
| The reef on the outside of Hirifa was full of live corals. |
 |
| Corals on the outside reef |
 |
| Pencil urchin |
 |
| Sea snails - they are abundant on the reef |
 |
| Preparing the snails for lunch. Add enough garlic and butter and they are quite good, if a bit chewy. |
 |
| Conning for coral - we really need ratlines on both sides because on starboard tack the sail blocks the view. |
No comments:
Post a Comment