Explored the northern village of Avatoru this morning, Looking into diving the passes with a professional guide, folks fly in here from all over the world to dive the passes. May visit a black pearl farm if time permits. Had lunch at a local restaurant complete with several wild dogs wandering about and lots of black flies sharing our food. Half a liter of Hinano beer (which is yummy) costs less than a Coke. Anything with sugar in it has a huge tax. No wonder the French are so thin. Baguettes are 64 cents. Everyone walks out of the store with several.