Well,
there were supposed to be but they didn't turn up! The only thing
predictable about fish is their unpredictably. We get another
opportunity tomorrow before we head for our disembarkation port of
Biak
so hopefully they will be there. What we were able to see today were
the platforms on which the fishermen live and fish being the
platforms to which the whale sharks are normally attracted because
the fishermen feed them.
Apparently there was a severe
storm in this area last night which meant the fishermen couldn't
catch the fish with which to attract the whale sharks.
Instead we went for a walk and a
snorkel on a very plushly vegetated sand island nearby.
After lunch, we visited the
village of Kwatisore, another Papuan village. Where we are is part of
the mainland that stretches east to Papua New Guinea. Unfortunately
it was perhaps the worst we have seen insofar as the quality of the
housing is concerned. If only they could pick up the rubbish! The
only thing that it had going for it was water supply. It is located
at sea level at the base of tall mountains with lots of water flowing
through the village and into the primitive bathrooms.
The residents gave us the usual
musical welcome and a tour of the village. Why do all the men smoke
and how do they afford it?
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