Boonie Stomp

Joe and Katie took us "boonie stomping" for the first time. This is a popular past time out here that involves wandering off the path and into the jungle. It seemed like a bad idea until Joe explained that the island is only 3 miles wide and an hour walk in either direction would put you out on a beach.



Our boonie stomp included the obligatory ride in the back of someone's truck. Its normal to see trucks driving around with a dozen kids bouncing around in the back. In typical island logic, you can get a ticket for having your kid inside the car without a seatbelt, but its totally legal to throw your five year old in the bed of your truck.



We started our hike out at a Japanese shrine. This dates back to World War II.







This is Joe and us outside a little cave above a small waterfall. About ten seconds after this Rach stepped into some soft sand along the bank and sank in to her knees.







This is an unexploded 8 inch shell that was just laying out on the ground. This type of ordinance would have been fired from the US naval ships that bombarded the island in WWII before their invasion.