Will's time in Kiribati, 2010

I have arrived safely in Kiribati.

The people are really really nice, the food is really really good, the weather is really really hot, the scenery is beautiful, and there are more pigs than anticipated (and yes, they taste really really good).

Last night, I was taken to a man's (I call him Fade-Go as this is the literal interpretation of his I-Kiribati name, which I can't pronounce) home to join in the celebrations to farewell his brother who's becoming a sailor. The people were lovely, and very generous. I'll have to show you the photos later.

Also last night, there was a celebration at the MSC (a Catholic religious order) house in which I'm staying. We had some "Croc", which I thought was a Kiribati way of saying "grog". It turned out (I found out today) to be Kava. It was a great celebration, and I stayed up until the wee hours listening to them play the guitar and eukilale, singing amazing harmonies in the I-Kiribati language.

This morning we were held up in traffic by a house. I've heard that Kava is slightly drug like but this is ridiculous.