VIVEK DATTA'S BLOG
Team Fusion: The boiler's done, but where's the sun?
WEDNESDAY
The Journey has ended. The work begins. After breakfast, which is served with a breathtaking view of the beach, we head into Labasa with our shopping list to survey the local hardware stores for the necessary building blocks of the boiler. We have been told that because we neither are nor look Fijian we may be overcharged. The plan is to first find our materials and then return with some of team Fiji to help with the haggling. Haggling is the West is a lost art; a dying sport. We look forward to the challenge.
We have …
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Sunday
We finally arrive in Labasa, the town from which we will be making our way by boat to Vorovoro. After almost a week of travelling we are nearly there. Lassitude, hunger, and insouciance have set in. The sweltering heat propels us into a delirium. Where are we again? …
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Tags: Tribe / Energy / Dream Foundation / Fiji / Drink / Partners
In less than a week we will be arriving on Vorovoro to build a solar-powered refrigeration system. The idea is not new, but this will be the first time the design will be used in a tropical climate. We can’t help but think that using the sun’s heat in this …
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