Well it wasn't blue but it was a lagoon that we floated all the way to an isolated village on. It kind of felt like we had gone to a different country except that they still knew the word Yovo and used it even more frequently as "Yovos" (whites) were even more of a rarety there.
The village was about 45 minutes away by a slow canoe. We saw how industrial one can be on a lagoon. One way to earn money is to dive down to the floor of the lake with a bucket and fill it up with sand, then signal to your partner that they can pull it up with their rope. After everyone has had their turn doing this you take your boat to shore with about 2 inches to spare before it sinks. It actually looks like quite a way to stay in shape. We're thinking about giving it a go next week. ;)
Other ways to make money is to simply ask for it. As you can see by the photos we had quite the following during our visit. These young children were not shy as they repeatedly demanded, "Donne moi quelque chose." (Give me something.) So far I've been asked to give my shoes because they were nice, my hair because they thought it was pretty and my sac because they liked it. ... I've given them everything but my shoes.
Little by little we're learning more and more of the culture here. The way they live and think and act. It's quite different, but one thing that we share in common is our mutual respect for God and His word and that gives us a nice place to build from.
i love the random pig running thru the crowd! are they that tame?
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