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Ulva is a community of about 30. It is an island off an island (Mull). The Boathouse is the community pub/cafe.
Booking system works well. Journey time - about 2 minutes
The booking process is simple.
Nepali Children spend their day off fishing in the local watering hole.
On the festival of Diwali, children dance for treats and money.
Two men and a young boy relaxing in the shade of the local shebeen in a village at the border between Namibia and Angola
This the Sanja Matsuri, where the locals carry their mikoshi, portable but very heavy shrines, to the Asakusa Temple, Tokyo. I loved seeing the enthusiasm as everyone joined in to lug in around a hundred shrines. But this particular one attracted more interest, followers and photographers than most. The clue to why, is the man you can see waiting for it; his tattoos indicate he is Yakusa, the Japanese mafia. So I had to wonder whether, in this instance, the prime motivation was devotion or duty?
Early mornig just our ship arrived. Same time the ferry from Samosir arrived- much school people must go via ferry to school in Parapat
The people of Hiroshima are incredibly supportive of their baseball team, despite the fact they they are terrible. We went along to watch a match, and the sense of community and enjoyment was immense. On this occasion, the home team even won, by the single run scored in the whole match! These red balloons were released right around the stadium.
There is strength in numbers; Gentoo penguins are quite vulnerable to Leopard Seals when they dive into the water, so by forming a group and going in all at once, each individual penguin in this community greatly increases their own chance of not being eaten.
Peruvian men look on as a political rally takes place in the town square.
View from our parking place. We were grocery shopping nearby.
Young Massai kids from central Tanzania slide down a sandy slope on a cured cow pelt
Massai children playing "Wheelie" with an old motorcycle tyre
A group of Massai men move to perform a friendship ritual which is carried out whenever a member joins the community
