One of the TDA's patrons, John Read, has just written a fascinating book about his family's time on Tetepare.
John describes the book as 'part travelogue, part social and environmental commentary on the Solomon Islands, with Tetepare Island as a microcosm', and it is due to be published in late April this year.
The book, called 'The Last Wild Island: Saving Tetepare' has just been reviewed by Lonely Planet, and their review can be found here http://www.lonelyplanet.com/solomon-islands/travel-tips-and-articles/76490
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Building a better Tetepare
Thanks to grants from the New Zealand High Commission for a guest eatery, and from Seacology for a new staff dormitory, two new impressive structures have started taking shape on the island.
The hope is that both sets of building work will be completed by the start of June this year, meaning that our guests will have somewhere much more comfortable to eat, and our staff will have somewhere much more comfortable to sleep!
These pictures show the early stages of foundation-digging for the staff dormitory, and the moment that the contracts were signed in the Tetepare field station for the entire dormitory construction project.
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