9H is underway
The last week or so I've been working closely with the village of Uafato. They now all want to do business under the 9th Heaven brand. That's cool!
This little gem of a village is located at the end of the line - literally. You have to travel to the end of the Fagaloa Bay road and then up over a goat track with 4WD and you can get to their little village of less than 200 people.
They are well known for their bowl carving pedigree - generations in fact and are just keen to sell their bowls. Kitting out our shop has enabled me to buy at least one item from every family. Believe it or not we have visited EVERY house in the village in the last few weeks!
A big thanks are due to Tavita, Vinetta and Samita from the village who all want to help lift the value of these exquisite collectable items. We are hoping that the 9H brand will eventually become a great and well-recognised product internationally.
The SWAP-Mobile (Prado) has arrived at last - it took the team 1/2 hour to bust it - pusahing too many buttons at once we think!. A fuse took out the aircon, windows, dashboard but still left the DVD and radio system. All fixed now.
A recent trip to Matafaa was unsuccessful as the sea was up and the canoes couldn't get out there. It will wait.
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