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EARNING YOUR KEEP


It was around 2 o’clock in the afternoon and we were satisfied with what we accomplished, but there was one more mission. During the week, we somehow managed to get ourselves invited to a local wedding. It was on the rocks at the top of the bay at the far end of the island where me had met the skinny-dippers. We hopped into the truck and headed that direction. We stopped several times along the way to pick up wedding guests who were making the long trek down to the other side of


the island. By the time we made it there, we had a truck full of people. We ended up becoming wedding photographers. We figured since it was the island’s tradition to work and trade for things, we should give back a little bit to the islanders who


had been so generous to us all week. The ceremony was wonderfully eclectic. After the seaside ceremony was over, the groom’s entire family climbed into the back of our pickup truck and we drove them to the community hall for the dance. We walked thru the gate that led to the community hall. As soon as we walked in Karl was standing there. He promptly slapped down some cooked salmon right into our open palms. The party was on! There was a rumba band playing giant homemade xylophones as everyone danced as a group to the sounds


of the music. We even got to see some of that contact improv dancing there. Since we had to catch the first ferry out in the morning, we left the party early. It was hard to leave our new friends. They said they’re going to miss us. We will too and hoped one day we would be back.


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