The Australia Connection..

Guess you can't be anymore, Aussie, than this.
Guess you can't be anymore, Aussie, than this.
Delicious meal at a very friendly run restaurant. The employee was nice enough to go through her personal money to give us a Tuvalu coin.
In the coming week is a national celebration which will involve a dance presentation and competition. We are fortunate to watch and participate in a moving rehearsal.
The whole practice is under the watchful eyes and ears of a community elder who is rigid about the presentation.
Community elders are responsible for the main drum section, and they perform with a lot of enthusiasm.
Perform traditional songs and dance, too. They do it with gusto.
Thanks to one of the guests at Filamona, we get to enjoy a delicious crepe.
I set off along the runway to take in Funafuti, hopefully not for the last time in my life.
With the best place to buy being at one of the local general merchandise stores.
Once the airport opens, you can check in for your flight, and it's a very manual process with a handwritten boarding pass.