Tribewanted: Vorovoro

With the upcoming celebrations in mind and the thought of being descended upon by hundreds of grog filled bladders, the powers that wee, sorry I mean be, have decided that a dedicated urinal must be installed in Vorovoro. The composting toilets continue to work exceptionally well (if I say so …

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Sorry I’ve been so quiet the last few weeks. I had a major setback a couple of weeks ago, which looking back is pretty funny, but then was a major issue that had me in a sulky mood! I was coming back from Vorovoro in my little …

Last Thursday, we experienced close encounters of a completely different kind. Nine yachts sailed past and dropped anchor just off the reef and a short while later, a gaggle of rubber ducks putted to shore bringing the yachties (mostly New Zealanders) to the beach for a look-see. It appeared that …

Thursday was our first water day in a while. We attempted to monitor everyone’s water usage over a 24 hour period. We each had to tally what we used in a 24 hour period for drinking, washing up and bathing. As you know, water is a critical issue in any …

With the advent of Tui’s pigs drawing closer, the need for management of their waste is taking priority over Chuck’s coffee. One way to handle this is composting which would provide a valuable garden additive as well as a million flies. Another way would be to produce biogas which would …