More Musuems and a Fish Fry

Started the day with another museum tag a long tour. This time it was the Sirius Museum and the Pier Store Museum. The Sirius was one of the first fleet vessels and was wrecked off Norfolk Island in 1790. They’ve retrieved a lot from the wreckage, it just off the beach Kingston.
The Pier Store Museum focuses on Norfolk Island after the arrival of the Pitcairners. I spent quite a while looking through a document that traced the descendants of the original mutineers. It was all very interesting.
I also took a look at the presumed site of the Polynesian settlement. It’s estimated 1000 people lived at the settlement but they don’t know why they left.

I came home via Rocky Pool Reserve. It road was quite rough and I decided not to follow it all the way to the end. It was very windy up there.

Home for lunch and a some time to read my book before heading out for an early dinner. The fish fry was held on the west coast of the island and should have been accompanied by a gorgeous sunset but the clouds got in the way.
The fish fry was a great experience. When I got my name ticked off the host insisted I sit with the only other woman on her own. I’m not sure that she was looking for company but neither of us really had much choice and it was nice to share the experience.

The entertainment was great. The MC/singer was a Christian descendant who grew up on Pitcairn Island. He’s descended from one of the families who returned from Norfolk Island soon after the settlement there. He played a couple of songs in Pitkern/Norfuk and then lots of hits from the 50s and 60s. We also had 4 dancers from the Tahitian dance troupe perform for us.

I got to sample some traditional foods: pilhi - a savoury banana slice; ana - sweet potato mash with coconut cream and curry powder; coconut bread; and a coconut pie for dessert. It was all nice although I confirmed I definitely prefer savoury coconut over sweet coconut.
A thoroughly enjoyable evening.Les mer