24 HOURS Living with the Locals in Solomon Islands | S7:E7 | Sailing Ripple Effect

In today's episode, we spend 24 hours living with the locals in their tiny village in the Solomon Islands. Our journey begins in Santa Ana, a remote island in the southern Solomon Islands, where we prepared for a one-and-a-half-day sail up to Honiara. Once we arrived in Honiara, we were picked up and driven for 4 hours to the remote village known as Aola. The crew and I were a bit nervous to go so far off the beaten path to a place that no tourists ever really visit. However, we were extremely excited to experience a totally different and unique way of life.
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[@VeleiroKatoosh]

Sick video girlss, awesome job you're all doing! Btw, I didn't know that betel nut could increase blood pressure! Just subscribed on the channel! Fair windss 💪🏻

[@SailingRippleEffect]

Woohoo!! Thanks so much for subscribing. Hope to see you back next Wednesday for episode 8!

[@RichardSaksak-fb7zy]

I love you all my beautiful daughter

[@willgo69250]

Betel nut does increase BP .(also Perspiration/tachycardia to name a few) impacts.Thus,those with heart issues should not chew betel nut.There are other eye-witnessed senerios that people chew bettle nut n after few mins of ingestion, they fall on the ground & rush to the Hospital n later collapsed..(And they still blaming the melanesian Devil😂)

[@watsonsuiomea1282]

Thanking for visiting Solomon Islands.

[@asmaretto]

To see a woman like Virginia so actively trying to stand up for her people & take care of her community is incredible!!! When two complete different worlds meet each other and combine their skills & knowledge to help each other is a beautiful thing to watch🫶🏽 Keep rocking crew!!!!!!

[@SailingRippleEffect]

RIIIGHT!! She is amazing! an inspiration to all of us

[@Tambam33]

what a incredible moment to get so close to their life and sharing these memories together

[@SailingRippleEffect]

❤❤❤

[@lemuelpaul801]

Thanks for visiting my country. Love the videos

[@SailingRippleEffect]

Thank you so much for the kind words! We loved it so very much. Which area do you live in?

[@ivanpuia2963]

Amazed!!! I travel this route alot,,,but because it comes with my job. These ladies, travelling this route because they wanna see what life there is like,,,wow. 'Ol trupla meri!!!

[@SailingRippleEffect]

🤩🤩🤩🦋🦋

[@martaruszczynska3521]

Wow, girls! Amazing video, and what a great adventure for you all again! It’s interesting how you got used to waking up to the sounds of the ocean, and now sleeping in the village is weird 😆 So happy to see there are people like Virginia, even in the most remote places, to spread change and inspire others! Keep up the great work, ladies! 🤩

[@SailingRippleEffect]

You’re one of a kind Marta 🫶🏼

[@bjayf160]

Thanks for visiting the Solomon Islands 🇸🇧

[@SailingRippleEffect]

would love to come back

[@bjayf160]

@@SailingRippleEffect always welcome 🤗

[@michaelvavala3970]

Bravo. Supergirls💪🙏 Must've been a perspiring adventure

[@SailingRippleEffect]

Thanks Michael! 😁

[@heuthmuka237]

Brave woman's doing fantastic job

[@SailingRippleEffect]

Thank you, appreciate that 🤗

[@user-ok6jm4ky9b]

BEAUTIFUL

[@SailingRippleEffect]

Thank you! 😊

[@smallsae9877]

Thanks you so much for visiting Solomon Islands 🇸🇧🇸🇧

[@SailingRippleEffect]

Had the most amazing time there. what a lovely country filled with amazing people

[@sharonchua21_lv_gavin]

Your footages is superd, keep the affords and do more of this village kind documentary coverage...

[@SailingRippleEffect]

Thanks so much for those kind words! We definitely plan to do more videos like this! Any more suggestions for us?

[@percysjohnsonmwapemukubwe.3705]

wow very exotic place...I grew up i a country full of Malaria.

[@SailingRippleEffect]

Yeah, it was such a fun and unique experience for us! Where did you grow up?

[@ExplorewithHAROLD]

Great video. The fruit you're showing in the video is actually not betel nut but what we called cut nut...

[@SailingRippleEffect]

Whaaat?! Really? Did they trick us? 😂😂🙈🙈 I guess we need to fact check. Thank you for letting us know

[@donbelande4152]

They did show the right palm after.

[@Miguel-nf9hs]

Ohh yes the best in cook

[@pntiwari4937]

Thanks

[@SailingRippleEffect]

🤗🤗

[@VeleiroKatoosh]

You're all so brave to live in a boat, how is that? Are the waves big? What about the storms? Does a boat can capsize? 😳

[@SailingRippleEffect]

Haha well, as Doc always says - the people will break before the boat breaks! Our 47-foot catamaran is built to go around the world and can handle virtually any ocean condition. With that said, it's all about how we as sailors respond to the conditions we encounter. If we don't make smart decisions in high-octane moments, the boat can certainly break in catastrophic ways which of course includes...capsizing.

[@gideongarebola7069]

Too good Virginia 💯

[@SailingRippleEffect]

Amazing!

[@desoman5589]

Watching from Taiwan 😊

[@SailingRippleEffect]

Hello Taiwan!!!

[@heilygatu3776]

Nice too see Virginia she a gem,i miss her.🥰

[@SailingRippleEffect]

She is a true legend 🫶🏼

[@heilygatu3776]

@@SailingRippleEffect yes she is🤗

[@desertchild3550]

Another super video. As much as you guys enjoy it, It gives us a glimpse into the Lifes of those that can benefit from our years of research how to assist remote communities spread out in the Seven Seas. I hear a petrol generator running, it use petrol. We can change that to run on biogas. The way they cook on open fire. That can be changed by constructing clay rocket stoves, which not only use less wood,but it burns cleaner and less smoke for eye damage and lung issues. Their staple diet is the biggest concern. Micronutrient deficiencies can lead to all sorts of illnesses. A biogas digester can take care of the genset but more important, it provide ultra rich fertilizer so they can plant more diverse crops. That will again solve the lack of probiotics as they can preserve their harvests through fermentation. Betel nuts also contain p-hydroxybenzoic acid and mixed with the right vegetables and some spices can actually do wonders. But more research is needed in this field and also the mindset .

[@SailingRippleEffect]

Wow thanks so much for all of these insights! I take it you study sustainability and nutrition? It would be great to connect and chat more about lifestyle solutions for people on these remote islands!

[@desertchild3550]

@@SailingRippleEffect Hi, yes, it started with Biogas research some 20 plus years ago. From there it branched out in two sections. how to utilize the gas and then whats can be gained by using the rich effluent.And obvious it is now all about growing more healthy crops in natural conditions and not using commercial fertilizers, not to mention pesticides and herbicides. We are poisoning our bodies through what we eat of which glyphosate now plays the role of number one enemy besides crops that through chemical manupilation,is forced to ripen qiuckly,grow faster with less uptake of vital micronutriciens from the soil. That is why about all stuff on the shelves are tasteless and just waterbags.. around the World. Commercial farms is all about mega crop production,using roundup irrespective of the damage it cause,hunger force people to eat this garbage produced.And that is also where these remote communities are extremely exposed, they must take whats offloaded by who ever support them from land. Fast forward, if we can get all the blue water sailors into this,imagine what we can do. Once in a area where there is good connection,maybe we can arrange a skype or zoom video call.

[@reneepuvvada]

I've heard chewing betel nuts actually cause mouth cancer?

[@pntiwari4937]

Today I studied about this country and now watching video

[@SailingRippleEffect]

Love that 🤗🤗

[@Ves1011]

Among so many other highlights, it was eye-opening hearing Virginia talk about the gender inequality she's experienced. I'm sure she's a role-model for the girls in her village. I hope she never stops speaking her mind.

[@SailingRippleEffect]

YES agreed! She is so inspiring!

[@jaya8729]

Feminism is poison.

[@reneepuvvada]

Virginia seems like such a gem. That village is lucky to have her. I can imagine it being hard to live there knowing about the Western feminist movement. Yet she stays to change her village for the better. So cool

[@SailingRippleEffect]

She is a frigging badass!!! Love her to death

[@user-ti1tv1id6n]

You guys have great video..but that betel-nut seem to be CUT-NUT otherwise.

[@SailingRippleEffect]

Thank you appreciate it

[@JorgeBorja3791]

I was in Noro, Honiara of Solomon Island, right now I am visit on Stateville, I want talk to you for share experience (Tarawa, Majuro, Noro, Christmas Island etc)

[@SailingRippleEffect]

Totally! If you want you can email us at [e-mail]

[@Miguel-nf9hs]

Kinsa,y ngalan sa imong mga kauban na mga amega nimo.taga dien mo..asa dapit inyong nacion.

[@fannymusic4036]

What’s the name of the Taiwan lady

[@SailingRippleEffect]

Tammy 🫶🏼

[@Miguel-nf9hs]

Hey what your name..me im rudy siezmar tapilot as miguel mitsalov im cebuano my dialic cebuano bisaya..but now i live her in bulacan province manila..