Post
Office Box was used in the old days by whalers and others to stay in
touch with their loved ones at home. Leaving the
letters behind in the wooden barrel, other sailors returning home
took it with them.
Nowadays tourists took the tradition over and leave post cards
behind in the barrel to be picked up later by others. It may take weeks,
months, years or never till it gets delivered so do not intend to send
important matters.
A large lava tube is located some several hundred meters behind
the barrel.Lava tubes were created in larger lava flows when the exposed
outside solidified earlier and the molten lava inside kept flowing
leaving behind empty tunnels and chambers.
Entrance to the lava tunnels bystairs.The coastal vegetation can be called a dry tropical forest with
low growing trees and shrubs.
Frigate Birds become quite frenzy when fisherman or cooks
clean fish and throw away the scraps. Being playful they throw up the
pieces and the frigates being aerial acrobats snatch them from the air.
When free meals are not available frigates harass other sea birds in the
air to drop their catch. They cannot fish for themselves as they miss
weatherproof feathers and cannot therefore dive.
Rays are often seen around the boats floating close to the water
surface.
Sun setting over Post Office Bays.Sunsets are fast on the equator lasting only a few minutes so be sure
not to miss them.
