OGEA is very closed to FULAGA and if you look for another feeling, this is the island: Presenting your Kava to the single village is a challenge as you must target not more than one hour around high tide. the sandy lagoon is very shallow. After a kava ceremony, we gave our small gift (fishing kit n ecological light) n this time, it was much more appreciated; the village is very small but has a school n chief ask us to come back next day. Teacher organized a dance and we could speak a bit about the life in this very isolated place; as soon as the kids leave the village school, as in many islands some kids go to SUVA the capital where some family give them accomodation to continue to study; as in many islands too, old and young generation live together as many adults get money in another place and come back for holidays. But fishing is still active here.
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| OGEA, so closed to FULAGA, but still in another world |
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| Very interesting dinghy ride among many ilets but without palmtrees |
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| Welcome on our sunday arrival in the single village of OGEA: sandy world ! |
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| Don''t miss high tide to visit the village ! |
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| Sunday Sevu Sevu |
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| Back to the village next day |
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| Everybody back to work on monday |
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| What a good way to recycle plastic bottles around the school |
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| Just before a private polynesian dance from the school kids; there is a strong polynesian influence in the LAU |
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| First happy internet point in OGEA for the "expatriate" courageous ladyteacher |