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Pa holding a mountain cantelope
Pa is a gentle man who grew up playing in the jungle. He is a Buddhist and a...
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Starting of trek
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1st view of the needle
Pa's trek takes us to the base of the needle and then down the other side...
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King Banana - grows up
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9 hour and 2 hour taro
Named after the time to cook the roots.
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Lily
this plant is planted around the island along the roads and is yellow...
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getting to know fellow trekkers
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9 hour taro leaves
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hanging vines (potential bungy jumping?)
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Pa leading us onward
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view thick jungle
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Pa and the 1st view of the needle
the trek takes us to the base of the needle and down the other side of the...
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view of palms and jungle
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palms and lush vegetation
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Pa and a opened chestnut
They are found in a pod and opened. They are roasted and not eaten raw.
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More vines
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Pa climbing one of the steep areas
We climbed 400 meters vertically using roots for steps. It was quiet time on...
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roots used for stairs
Roots are from the Uta,Barringtonia and Chesnut trees.
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path over roots
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still climbing
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view out of jungle ot nearby mountain
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up root steps and around rocks
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getting closer to the needle
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steep climb
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needle view
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Pacific Islands
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