Dearest Island, The time has come for us to move on, to no longer share in your sacred land. It has been an honour to live under the shelter of the spirits of my own ancestors and great elders. Though Kure is the last stepping stone before the next lifeRead More →
In a world so far removed from the one that I was used to, I expected every aspect of living here to be the antithesis of my other life. I thought the days would be busy and raucous, and the clear skies at night a reason to indulge in the tranquility of isolation. IRead More →
I am isolated. There is nothing but ocean and desolate islands in every direction. The horizon hides any evidence of people and land behind the earth’s gentle curve. I am one of four, the youngest, the only one without an American accent and the newest to life away from thoseRead More →
Close your eyes and picture the Pacific Ocean on a map – now draw a line directly north from the top of the North Island of New Zealand and keep going until you’re you‘re almost as far away from anything as you could possibly be. That’s where I am rightRead More →
Beastly Friends, Kure has provided me with friends of all sizes. Some are large…very large indeed. The albatross with their 6ft wingspan, the ‘Iwa with one similar. Though there is one more creature that seems to have taken my fancy, that is unequivocally large, called a Cane Spider. Now, itRead More →