Manono take 2

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This weekend we joined the others from our Hyundai netball club on an end of season trip to Manono Island. It was heaps of fun. We had to be ready for the boat at 9.00am on Saturday morning which was a bit of a struggle but in the end we waited 45 minutes for one of the others to turn up with a car load of people to offload into our car. We ended up with all the kids which was a bit of an education for Adam and I! There were rules about eating lollies but not Shapes in the car (as they are too messy!!) A few games of "I Spy" later and we were at the wharf.

The boat seats about 30 people plus can take a whole lot of luggage which was lucky. We had a number of chilly bins and bags plus our snorkelling gear. The boat can only go at a few knots so it takes maybe 1/2 hour to get over to the island.

A number of people came on the trip, some for the day and others staying the night. We decided to stay and were allocated a fale with Moira's Dad. I think ours was the quietest fale in the whole place! After a nice lunch and a boat trip around the island we played balloon volleyball (balloons filled with water flung over the net with a lavalava) and then went for a snorkel.

Saturday evening was great. Lots of chat and a few drinks with friends. We headed to bed about 11.00pm but the "young ones" stayed up most of the night. Luckily we took our chilly bin with us otherwise there would have been no Jack Daniels left the next day!!!!!!!!!!!! Somehow I seemed to be commissioned to paint all the toes of the little girls there pink. Oh well it was fun.

Sunday was relaxing. Lovely food for Tooanai (traditional Sunday lunch) and then it rained on cue so we had to lie in our Fale and read or doze until it was time to catch the boat back.

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