characters i've met along the way

30 sept 06: anoushka and emma, brits who share the dorm with me; kerrie and alan, an aussie and a brit couple who live in melbourne.

30 sept 06: regal, who before i learned his name, i nicknamed robinhood the spoilt, one of the resort dogs who has a heart for adventure. he came along with me on a walk around the beaches, waiting for me if i stopped to look or take photos, and he tried to catch cabs along the way. he did finally catch a small crab and attempt to chew some of the meet through the crabshell.

01 oct 06: just met a friendly kid named maki. it's often difficult to tell the difference between prepubescent boys and girls as their hair all kept short and it is the norm for both sexes (child and grown) to wear sulus (sarong bottoms). however, i was maki is a girl as she was wearing a skirt-type bottom and the other two with her were wearing shorts. it's nice though, to visit someplace where, though the people are pretty poor, the kids aren't begging the relatively rich tourists for money-- as the community is very strong here-- at least that seems to be the case in the islands-- and they are self-sufficient. and as their land is fertile, they are able to grow their own food, fish, and share their wealth.