Week Five in Tuvalu
The maneapa was back in action all day and night on Monday with the 46 th anniversary of Solomon Island’s Independence celebrations even though the actual day was Sunday, 7 th July. The cake Team shirts for the celebrations The music and dancing were great, there was a big cake and many speeches. Last of the speeches. Note the hi-tech sounds. The Solomon Island community in Tuvalu has its own Executive Committee which was reelected at the end of the celebrations. The President and Secretary I wandered over and was immediately welcomed into the celebrations. For forty people there seemed to be an enormous amount of food, complete with a whole slow-cooked pig, BBQ lamb chops, pre-cooked sausages and many other foods unfamiliar to me. Plates of island food Slow cooked BBQ pork The party was over by 10:00 pm and the maneapa returned to its empty shell by 11:00 pm. The deal is, you can hire the venue for $25 but you leave it clean and tidy. The Police come and check afterwa...