Good morning guys, today we are filming a real day in the life for our island family
Runny, runny, runny, runny
[Katie] That's better
How can corals get sick?
We actually had some plans for today to go and plant out the kids new clams
which were gifted to them from Nana and Papa, Jill and Grant. They've just been to Gizo this week to go
and get their vaccinations for COVID. Which is great
When we went to Gizo, we got some clams from the research station
and we chose one for Arlo and one for Ophelia.
You're going to plant those clams right next to your jetty. [Jase] Woah.
And you're going to be able to watch them, take care of them and you'll even be able to name them
You'll have to think of a name for your clam [Jase] Wow!
[Jase] What is the name of your clam?
Runny, runny, runny, runny
[Jase] Runny, ok, move back a bit. Why did you name it Runny? [Arlo] Runny, runny, runny
[Jase[ What's it Runny after? Runny like a...
Egg! [Jase] Runny like an egg. That's pretty funny. [Arlo] Runny, runny, runny
Filly, stop stealing Mummy's breakfast
[Mirriam] Laughing
[Jase] Filly, what's your clam going to be named?
Runny, runny, runny. [Jase] No that's Arlo's. What's your one named?
[Jase] What's your clams name? [Ophelia] Twoey. [Jase] Big voice.
TWOEY
[Jase] At your next birthday how old are you going to be?
One! [Jase] No, cheeky devil. How old are you going to be?
*whispers* One. Two. Three
[Jase] How old are you going to be Filly?
Oh, yeah, Arlo, TWO.
[Jase] Which one do you want Arlo?
That one. [Jase] That one, okay.
[Jill] Filly, ok which one do you want?
[Ophelia] oh I want that one.
[Jill & Jase] you want that one there, okay.
[Katie] Okay. [Jill] Good girl, alright. [Katie] nice choice.
We were pretty excited to do that this morning but it's actually really raining, so this is a real "day in the life"
because we've put that off until later today, hopefully the weather clears a little bit
For now, the kids are inside playing with Mirri and May-Rose
Jase is already down at the job site, so we'll go check on him in a little bit
and I've got a little bit of work to do on the laptop so yeah. But we'll catch up in a little bit.
[Jill] Good morning. [Katie] Good morning!
[Katie] Good morning Toph. Morning. ha ha
[Katie] What are you guys doing?
Oh we need to re-sand the deck. [Katie] Oh you've got to say good morning, you have said hi yet.
Morning! Ha ha. We're just re-sanding the deck, ahhh
yeah a few things happen, so we're shutting off the front of the house with a bit of sisaltion paper.
then we're going to sand all this back and this will be finished. [Katie] Nice, so this is the first cabin?
Yeah except for the internal floors, we'll do them separately later [Katie] Okay.
Still waiting for them to finish seasoning.
[Katie] We could just update people on where you are up to with the cabins.
Oh yeah, um, so this cabin is essentially finished, we're just doing the outside decking now.
We're going to re-sand that. Then the inside, we've got to pull up the floorboards
which have just been sitting loose, on the floor, upside down seasoning.
Because we work with green timber here you need a little bit of extra time just to dry that timber
so that the floorboards don't separate.
So, we're going to nail them off shortly and we will finish off the floors, and then
basically, we're just waiting for a tiler. Whenever that is able to happen. [Katie] Yeah.
[Katie] What about the other cabins?
[Jase] Well, they're all plastered and painted so they're actually pretty much at the same stage, they're almost caught up
We've got a few little outside trims and stuff that have to be done but the vast majority of the work has been done now
[Katie] So a couple of the boys are going home today, yeah?
They've already gone. Yeah they went yesterday. [Katie] Oh ok. So we're down to Otu.
[Katie] Otu, wave for the camera. [Jase] The Resident. [Katie] Otuana, look come.
Hello.
[Katie] Ha ha ha and Toph who's walking away in there. And who else is still here?
Ahh, we've got Denmark and Herry is still here for a couple more days.
So yeah we're down to a small team now because most of the big jobs are finished.
So, we'll just, yeah, plod along with what's left. [Katie] Awesome. okay.
Down to just four boys at the moment, which is a really small group for us. So earlier this week we had -
I think 13 of us, including our family, the four of us, which is a slightly larger group
We had a big, um, pizza dinner together down on the deck just to enjoy some time together before the boys went home
Pizza! [Jase] Yum! Gobble it up, you gobble it up
[Jase] Pizza makem, pizza makem you how?
[group] laughing
[Katie] uh ha, uh ha, uh ha. [group] laughing
[group] laughing
But really, this time um here where we've got a little bit of building going on. Oh here's Denmark
Hello Denny. [Denmark] Hello. [Katie] ah gives some of our staff members
an opportunity to do some different work. So Denmark, who you just met and Herry
are both, um, Chefs. So obviously at the moment with the resort closed, we don't need, we don't need chefs
So both of those boys actually have a lot of skills in other areas. So Herry has worked here for 15 or more years
and he's a really good plasterer, painter, all sorts of different things. Denmark is actually a partially qualified as a builder
So he's been able to put those skills to good use during this time. And it just gives them an opportunity for employment
while we're closed and we don't have that international tourism here at the moment, so it's pretty great.
A big starfish. [Katie] And what's the matter? Is he out of the water?
Yeah. [Katie] Okay, let's have a look.
[Ophelia] There.
[Katie] ohhh, it's low tide and the poor little blue starfish is out of the water. Should we go put him back in? I'll go down hey.
[Arlo] No he's a big one. [Katie] He is pretty big. Okay, gate is open.
[Katie] Okay. Here he is.
Let's pick him up, put him back in the water.
He probably would be alright, but it's going to be low tide all day
There you mate. That's better. Oh. Some other little stars.
Good job? Done.
[Katie] So, Arlo. Do we normally touch starfish? [Arlo] No. [Katie] No we don't do we.
We were just helping him out today to make sure he didn't get too hot in the sun
Do we touch the corals?
No.
No we don't, we've got to make sure they've got the best chance to survive.
How can corals get sick?
Well, the corals get sick when the water gets too hot.
Because of the planet warming up
and different things that humans do
[Arlo] Here comes the rubberband!
Okay, bye. Good chat.
Lunchtime.
[Katie voiceover] These moments during the day when we get to slow down with the kids and share a meal, make our lifestyle truly special.
We're incredibly lucky to live in such a way that we can work hard in all these different capacities and still prioritise our family time over everything else.
[Katie] you sleeping? [Ophelia] No.
No sleep today. [Katie] No sleep today? [Ophelia] No close eye, no sleep, close eye.
[Katie] No you didn't close your eyes did you?
No
[Katie] Oh ooh
Okay, well, let's see how this afternoon goes. Come here.
[Ophelia] oh swim!
Yeah we're swimming this afternoon aren't we? [Ophelia] Yeah!.
Yeah you were supposed to sleep so we had lots of energy.
You normally have a sleep. [Ophelia] No. [Katie] Yes
[Jase] Filly, who are you talking to?
Grandma!
[Jase] Say hi Grandma
[Grandma on the phone] Hello. Look my new fridge.
May and Mirri in the boat - [Katie] ohh ohh that's a good story
[Grandma on the phone] you and Mirri are going where? On the boat?
May too.
One, two, go - fruits, fruits, fruits. *all laughing*
[Jase] Nice dance girls. Nice dance
[Jase] Filly, did you have a sleep?
No.
*all laughing*
Popcorn! Fruits!
[Katie] Popcorn, fruits. This is what the dance was all about Mirri. [Mirri] haha yes.
[Katie] Would you like some popcorn, fruits? [Mirri] Yes please.
Pop!
Popcorn, popcorn!
The World Fish Centre at Nusatupe, in Gizo, is a clam research and farming facility.
It was established in 1986 as an aquaculture project aimed at repopulating the reefs with giant clams and developing livelihoods for rural Solomon Islanders.
Grant and Jill successfully transplanted clams from the centre to the Uepi reef previously, over a decade ago now.
Given our reef here is a protected area, this was an excellent opportunity for us to participate again
and the transplant became even more significant with the gifting of them from Grant and Jill to their grandchildren
This is what the island life of us is all about.
Jill explains it beautifully. She says
"By sharing these experiences, we hope that Arlo and Ophelia will adopt and perpetuate our concern and
care for the reef and its' animals. Preserving the environment for generations to come."
Let me know in the comments below if you agree that this is the best gift our children could possibly hope for.
[Arlo] thank you Nanny. [Jase] Filly, awe. What do you say Filly?
[Arlo] thank you for the clams Papa. Aww
Glad you love them
We love the clams, don't we.
[Jase] They're going to be there forever aren't they. For a very long time.
Are the clams going to grow big are they? Do you think the clams will grow big? [Ophelia] Yeah.
And you'll be able to come and see them won't you? [Ophelia] No.
[Jase] Oh oh, who's that over your shoulder?
[Katie voiceover] We can't resist and we end up back in the lagoon with the kids for just a little bit longer
before we have to go and get dinner ready.
That 40 minute sunscreen application struggle has to be worthwhile
IYKYK
It's hot!
Yum
Yummy yummy
[Katie] Good dinner?
[Katie] Hello.
[patient Alick] Hello.
[Katie] Okay, hem noa medicine. Yep thank you. Mmm Hmm.
Set. Set.
*woman giggles*
Alright, that was a pretty standard day in the life of us, I think. That was a busy one. Um
Yeah I guess it's not everyday that your kids get gifted clams. Ha ha no.
But we do spend a fair bit of time in the water with the kids most days, and eat together
Yeah, hope you enjoyed the episode. Hope it gives you a bit of insight into what life is really like here and
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