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[position] 04 45S 157 02E
[speed] 0 kts
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[status] The weather has been a little more rainy than we have had in the past couple of weeks. Today in particular we have virtually no sun. We had a good time in the village, getting to know more about their Polynesian heritage, and how this island, and the three other atolls in this chain are all very different than the typical Melanesian culture of PNG and the Solomon Islands. We will be visiting their gardens and learning how they grown their giant toro this week. Evidently the method used here at the Mortlock islands is unique in all the South Pacific. It takes 10-15 years for the taro to grow, and it is VERY large. Only men are allowed in the giant taro fields, and it is very much part of their custom/culture.
[weather] 100% cloudy skies, 27C, 1007 baro, 8-10kts SE

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