This is the plane the kids and wife took to get to the helicopter pad
this is the village from the sky that my wife took in the helicopter.
Bird's eye view of the area. The boat I came in on is in the water here.
Helicopter view of the village
The Bibles and the missionaries approach on the canoe.
The Bibles are carried in during the processsion, the two in front are the translation couple who spent 23 years on this project. They were emotionally overwhelmed by the excitement of the celebration.
More Conch
The warriors who dressed up as the cannibals. Notice the conch shell in his hand. He blew it to call the other warriors to the shore. Imagine hearing that as you approach an island known for cannibals. DINNER BELL.
Another dancer, the decor he is wearing we call "Bilas"
Calvin posing with one of the warrior dancers.
People excited about the New Testament in their hand.
DINNER!!!
One of the night dancers, in his hand he has a Kundu drum which together with 40 others sounds impressive. Their tradition is to dance all night long to the songs of their ancestors which since have lost all meaning over time.
Calvin making friends in the village.
This canon marks the furthest EAST the Japanese were able to advance during the 1945 Battle of Milne Bay. Held off by the Aussies and the U.S. , this memorial park was once an airstrip.
We took a few days to relax from the village trip and site see. We found war relics and some tropical animals nearby.
This hornbill nearly ran us down in Alotau, swooping over my left shoulder.
Giant snails found in Alotau, the Japanese brought these over during WWII for eating.
