From Fiji to Belgium

The entrance to the marina Vuda point in Fiji, were we will leave Helena for more then six months. we came with low water and have only 10 to 20 cm of water under the keel.

Welcome

Arrival at the Seoul airport after our first trip of 10,5 hours, at the left the big airbus, with two levels of passengers seats

Strange letters in Korea, lucky there are some translations on the signs.

Our hotel.

Inside our hotel.

The cooks from the kitchen of our hotel, the Hyatt, very delicious food, great accommodations.

Korean flowers close to our hotel.

Local girls going to work in the morning.

The area around the airport is occupied with big hotels.

street signs in Korea.

Airplane leaving from the airport, and according the sign it goes the right way.

Some modern buildings surrounding the airport terminal.

Us

The bus bring us to the hotel and back the next day.

Some children underway.

Traditional wedding scene at the airport (attraction for the tourists).

Traditional show for the tourists in the airport.

Moving on to our last destination shiphol (Netherlands), this is only one hour drive with a car from my family in Belgium.

Funafuti, Tuvalu

Funafuti is a nice place to visit, few tourist come here, friendly island people who live happy on they're atoll, like a local told me, nobody is rich, nobody is poor, we all live good. most People have a motorcycle and and they drive it very carefully, why in a hurry on an atoll were there is no time. On this atoll you can see what good leadership leads to, people are happy and content, I spoke with some who lived in New-Zealand, but came back here because op the peace and no stress life. If there is one place I have to choose between, Majuro, Tarawa or Funafuti, it will be the Funafuti, so much difference with the other atolls

Some locals in they're canoe.

 After a rainfall, children playing in a pool on the street.

 The street alongside the airstrip, everybody on the bicycle.

 People drive very carefully and slow, no helmets needed

 The airport, two times a week comes an aeroplane from Fiji.

 Late afternoon when the sun is coming down, the runway becomes the playground of the people, who come there to sport or just hang out.

 There are not many runway's were you can go and sit in the middle.

 A Taiwanese organisation helps to learn people how to grow crop, because the coral does not hold water, some other way's have to be used to grow crop.

 Young plants in pots, ready to be planted in the soil.

 Some pigs

 Taking juice straight from the tree.

 After some rain we have water enough to have a laundry day.

Sunset in Funafuti.