Earlier in the week the team landed on the island to spend time with the Kanton villagers and deliver educational materials to the school:
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The children of Kanton Island (Photo: Larry Madin)
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Greg Stone carries school materials to the Kanton Island school (Photo: Larry Madin)
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Greg Stone shows a map to the Kanton children outside the school (Photo: Larry Madin)
On the last day the villagers came to the boat to celebrate. Presents were exchanged, songs were sung and Kiribati Dances performed:
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Kanton villagers arrive on NAI'A for the boat party (Photo: Larry Madin)
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Les Kaufman shows underwater footage during the boat party (Photo: Larry Madin)
Gift exchange with the Kanton children during the boat party (Photo: Larry Madin)
Kanton children watch footage of the school visit from earlier in the week (Photo: Larry Madin)
Expedition team members accept gifts from the Kanton villagers (Photo: Larry Madin)
The Team was sorry to leave, but we had to head on to Enderbury Island. After the party, NAI'A was escorted out of the channel at Kanton by a group of 8 leaping bottlenose dolphins.
-Greg Stone, PIPA Expedition Leader
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