Tim had arranged with one of the guys from the village to go out with them to dive for cucumbers, so one morning he was up early, and I made biscuits and popcorn for him to take and share. The people of Yadua seem to LOVE popcorn. Anyway, they never showed up, so the boys enjoyed snacking on the biscuits and popcorn all day long. Tim was disappointed, but the upside is that he and Max (Fluenta) ended up going out spearfishing and they came back and filled both of our freezers.
I was just getting out of the shower when I hear them pull up in the dinghy yelling, “anybody home?” After hearing that a couple more times, I thought I should see what’s up, so I poked my head out and asked if he needed anything. His response was priceless… “just a photographer.” Clearly there was something to see so I dressed quickly, and wow, was it a sight. The biggest dogtooth tuna that I’d ever seen BY FAR, but the thing was, it was only half a tuna… Because a shark took the other half! And just that half a tuna weighed 35 lbs! And of course, they also came back with a couple good sized walus as well. I told Tim we needed a fishing ban now, and he gave me the stink eye. We saved the heads from all these fish to give to the village, and as you might imagine the tuna head was enormous, but somehow Fluenta’s magic freezer was able to accommodate it.
Gresham Family Exodus 