Many of the volunteers and staff stay behind for rest and relaxation. Duties are still required however the pace is relaxed as the training/education and surveys are not required. We needed it after a really long week.
Its been a tiring week of boot camp style training and education. Its necessary to get the volunteers up to speed with the education needed to do the proper scientific research. This place has some of the best samples of raw coral life and studying it is necessary for the rest of the worlds sea life
The humidity here is epic. It will be interesting to see how long stuff takes to dry.
Ground water is brackish but good enough for washing clothes. We cannot drink it though
Rain water is collected in multiple places. This container includes a filter for our drinking water
This is our home for the next 30 days. We are stationed on Caqalia, a tiny island south of Levuka. We are part of a volunteer group working on a marine conservation project. More pics and info to come.
There was an earthquake with tsunami warnings recently. Its been downgraded but we are on standby for aftershocks. The boat is pro actively loaded for a possible run to Moturiki for higher ground.
The local community is a 5 minute boat ride away. It is respectful to GOTO church to meet the community members. Here we are about to go
We had a fun night singing and drinking kava with new friends, both locals and fellow travellers from around the world.
Not a bad sleep for such a big travel day. Our sleep schedules seem to be pretty good too
OMG the last few hours were crazy. Technical problems with the bag printing system led to huge check in delays. People were missing their flights. Manager warned many would be missing flights. Luckily we were noticed and fast tracked through. I hope others are as lucky.
