Daniel with his catch
the Sandbar links the Two Parts of CapsalayCapsalay is the nearest among the neighbouring islands off the coast of Port Barton. There are only a handful of fishermen who live in a corner of the island. The rest is now occupied by a few foreign-owned estates, one of which Jack's father takes care of during its owner's absence. At his invitation, I spent three carefree days with the boys on this little island.
2.7
There were beautiful coral formations near shore. But without snorkeling gear, I could not see enough of them. I kept far apart from where Daniel was diving and fishing with his speargun, for fear of being hurt by accident. Today he had a good catch. Coral fish are flamboyant, but not very tasty.
2.8
Daniel, Ariel and I gleaned the coconut grove and collected more than a dozen coconuts. I asked the boys to help me make coconut oil. They had a coconut grinding contest, which Daniel easily won. He ground half a coconut in just 28 seconds. For me, the job would have taken at least several minutes. After a lot of strenuous work, a dozen coconuts only yielded less than half a small bottle of oil. Since we had so much coconut milk, I made ginadaan na papaya (i.e. papaya cooked in coconut milk) for lunch and ginadaan na sayote (Sechium edule) for dinner, and ginadaan na sago, sagin (banana) and raisin for dessert.
2.9
Two early risers - Daniel and I took a walk along the shore. We did a circle of the part of the island to the west of the property. On the way, Daniel climbed up a tall sampalok (tamarind) tree and picked some of its ripe fruits for me. He was a great companion - cheerful and always attentive...
2.7
There were beautiful coral formations near shore. But without snorkeling gear, I could not see enough of them. I kept far apart from where Daniel was diving and fishing with his speargun, for fear of being hurt by accident. Today he had a good catch. Coral fish are flamboyant, but not very tasty.
2.8
Daniel, Ariel and I gleaned the coconut grove and collected more than a dozen coconuts. I asked the boys to help me make coconut oil. They had a coconut grinding contest, which Daniel easily won. He ground half a coconut in just 28 seconds. For me, the job would have taken at least several minutes. After a lot of strenuous work, a dozen coconuts only yielded less than half a small bottle of oil. Since we had so much coconut milk, I made ginadaan na papaya (i.e. papaya cooked in coconut milk) for lunch and ginadaan na sayote (Sechium edule) for dinner, and ginadaan na sago, sagin (banana) and raisin for dessert.
2.9
Two early risers - Daniel and I took a walk along the shore. We did a circle of the part of the island to the west of the property. On the way, Daniel climbed up a tall sampalok (tamarind) tree and picked some of its ripe fruits for me. He was a great companion - cheerful and always attentive...
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