I arrive at Ela Beach and I realize that I had been here before, on 29th August. That was a Friday and this is what it looked like then:
Today is Saturday and this is how it now looks:
Lots of people, lots of food vendors and drinks on the sly.
Beach games, canooing and basketball competitions.
There was a nice atmosphere.
I particularly liked the look of the public toilets!
I finally find the craft market. It is in the grounds of a school, it must take the place of the school fete. There are many vendors, many more than in the craft market that is held every day in the city. There are a lot of white people too. This is the hotel district, with embassies and large companies. I guess it must be the school attended by the children of whites. Surprisingly, the market is led by a group of musicians, singers and dancers from the island of Bougainville. The style is more Polynesian than Papuan. A good way of recycling the soles of flip flops.
Here you have a video of the orchestra.
And here a video of the dancers.
Some light-heartedness in an otherwise rather austere country. This is the only time I saw the elegant hand movements that African women have naturally.
