It rained all night. Breakfast in the cockpit and we were serenaded by the rain drops on the deck. We spent the morning sorting through all the photos. Then at 10am the rain stopped and the sky cleared. We decided to go exploring. So we all piled into the dinghy and headed to the beach we are anchored off.
There is a small village on the island, but there didn’t seem to be anyone there, so we didn’t enter without an invite. Next we crossed to the mainland and to the wharf at Litzlitz. The piles on the wharf were covered in oysters wish made it difficult to tie up our inflatable dinghy. The workers on the wharf were pointed to where the shops were and it looked like there was a beach we could land on. After navigating the reefs and bombies we got close enough to see the beach is only accessible at high tide. So we made our way back to the wharf. After finding somewhere to tie up the dinghy we walked into town. Well it was two very small shops.
One of the locals named Bella told us there was a market and supermarket in the next town Lakatora , only 15 minutes away. We started walking and after 10 minutes a truck pulled along side and offered us a ride. We climbed onto the tray of the truck and we were off. Five minutes later he dropped us off at the markets.
We wondered the market and then across to a series of shops before heading back. Half an hour later we reached the dinghy. The sunny side afternoon was again quiet relaxing time.
NOTE: Locals don’t relate time and distance like we do. At Litslits we asked how far the the market? Reply was “15 minutes if you walk fast” (she meant run).
On Emae we asked how fare is the school? The reply was “one cigarette.” He started smoking a cigarette on the beach and it would be finished when he reached the school.At Banam Bay we asked how fare is the school? The answer was “not far.” How long would it take to walk it. The answer was a shrug of the shoulders and “till you get there.” Well, let’s call it Islands Time!
