At the 'Ava Welcome Ceremony. The white pail contains the 'Ava drink. During the ceremony it is served in a coconut shell. It is a very formal occasion and I am afraid we did not play our roles too well. I recall the chief admonishing us to say thank you. You say thank you in Samoan. Peter had rehearsed us on the bus before we got there but we sort of muffed it.

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