Ice Carving
During one of the sea days on the way to Fanning Island, there was an ice carving demonstration on the deck of the ship. In about ten minutes, this man turned a block of ice into an image of a native American with a feather head dress.
My wife and I were not surprised to learn that the ice carver is from her home town in the Philippines: Paete, Laguna. This town is well known for its wood carvings. Many of those who do ice, vegetable and fruit carvings on cruise ships are from this town. In the future, I will do some postings on my travels to the Philippines.
We were told that there were 15 crewmen on board from Paete. We were able to meet about half of them during the cruise.
posted by David Frank Wilson at 2:43 AM
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Is your wife from Paete, Laguna? We have a Paetenians association here in the Greater Toronto area. Perhaps you and your wife could join us? Check us out at: http://picanada.paete.org
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