A day at the "soltwata"

When the weather gets hot we head to the ocean! West Ambae is full of black stone beaches. As the "soltwata" tide comes in and out the big black stones capture it and make small pools to swim in. They aren't deep so it makes it very safe. No sharks allowed!






This is one of the many places we go to swim. Here is my host Papa and some of my sisters and cousins enjoying the refreshing coolness. The kids usually just swim in their underwear or naked. Everyone else just wears shorts and t-shirts.

The names of the kids starting from the left are Noella (6), Charlotte(5), Selena (6), Christiano (4), and Joylynn (5).

Here are Michael (12) and Jerekslynn (12) (not sure how to spell that one!) climbing up the rocks to look at the ocean. They are the oldest kids in our family. They are both my cousins.



This was baby Jenny's first time in the salt water. That is my host Mama and youngest sister (8 months)!





And apparently she wasn't a fan!











I look forward to more days at the beach to come!