The second day of the Hot Pepper Festival was also a full one. They had a 'dragon boat' race-- the dragon boat being a very long, skinny boat that can't seem to be made to go straight (it always seems to snake back and forth, which is supposedly where the boat gets its name, i.e., from the dragon's tail). They had a couple of wonderful bands playing during the day, as well as an repeat of the ukelali whiz kid.
Then, of course, there was a hot pepper cooking contest, followed by a hot pepper eating contest. The festival seemed to be well attended by both locals and visitors.
A new booth was opened today--from Marianas Dive, a group that was created to promote scuba diving in the islands. They had come to Tinian to aid in the development of scuba diving on the island of Tinian. Right now there are about four dive sights around Tinian (official dive sites have dive bouys in place--bouys attached to the sea bed with a sand screw so as not to harm the coral by anchors dragging the bottom). Boats tie-up to the bouys, and the divers use the bouy rope to follow down to the dive sight. The bouys are placed in areas of special interest--areas with coral formations and/or fish, etc. The Marianas Dive group were making dives around the island looking for additional areas that official dive bouys could be placed. They are also trying to coordinate certification teaching and facilities on Tinian so that more people can learn to scuba dive. I spoke to Mike Tripp to gain this info, who helped man the booth. Terri and I have toyed with the thought of learning to dive, but so far we have been satisfied with snorkeling.
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