WW2 relics everywhere. Such an interesting place! Ep. 50 Hilma Sailing
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- Опубліковано 24 лют 2020
- Wotje atoll in the Marshall Islands was very interesting. It is so much to see and on the beaches there are are a lot WW2 relics everywhere.
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The Kanji signs at 24:20 - 火氣注意 - is a general warning re no open flames/sparks/ignition sources - the storage box likely contained propellant charge bags wrapped in silk, and in the bunker with external ports, ammunition would have likely been stacked for ease of access - hence the warning, can't have people smoking cigarettes or holding a kerosene lamp inside.
It's always interesting to scavenge around looking at this old stuff,just glad I wasn't there 75 years ago,as I'm sure you are.Best wishes🙂
Yeah the fishing with palm leaves, is an ancient traditional fishing method we call ALELE in the Marshall Islands. But you can also find this method with people from Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, and also Australia. And it differs depending where you go and who you’re with. But in the Marshall Islands, it is known as ALELE. And we also have the ALELE dances as well. A dance of that traditional fishing method.
ALELE is usually done with the Clan, Village, community, or just a group of men and boys these days. It’s still commonly used and practiced today, but it is not an everyday thing. There’s certain times and periods which they do it. And usually the whole village helps, because that’s gonna be their food they’re collecting. They collect palm leaves and intertwine them together on long ropes. My cousin told me that underneath the water, when the fish sees the line of palm trees they’ll get frightened and take off. Usually there is a leader, Chief, or elder leading and over watching the group. From the video my uncle showed me and the other videos I’ve seen, the leader is usually on a canoe behind the lines so he can see the fish and the whole line. When he sees fish on one side trying to escaping, he will alert the people to close up that side or they will splash the waters on that side to scare the fish back in. They start far off shore, and make their way closer to shore. Everyone stays in one line, and everyone closes and seals their gaps so no fish can escape.. sometimes they may have extra people behind the lines to help seal the gaps, or use sticks to splash the water to cause the fish to swim back away from them. It’s a very slow and careful process, so that they can insure they’ll have a good catch. And they also wait for the tides to get low. Because it’s better at those times. And as they get closer to shore, they try to get all the fish to enter a walled trap. This walled trap is made of stones, rocks, and corals, and they’re stacked on top of each other creating a wall. But they leave a opening gap so all the fish can enter the opening gap. And once all the fish are in, they close and secure the opening gaps, and from there everyone starts sphere fishing them out or using a net. With advanced technology, the islands have good equipments to make easy catches now. The video my uncle showed me was better than all the videos I’ve seen so far, because it showed the ALELE from beginning to end. So I saw the whole method. And this video was sent to him by his people back home. But here’s a video of the ALELE you can watch from Wotho Atoll.
The ALELE shown in this video starts at 17:09 mins. They show you the whole process of making the lines and trapping the fish. Skip to 17:09
ua-cam.com/video/LJzrbNkH_t8/v-deo.html
I found one from Mortlock islands. And this one you can see it’s longer, but they filmed towards the end of the catch, when they got the fish where they want them. You’ll see this video have more people, and the first video I showed you was mostly boys. Here we have men, women, and children all helping catching the fish. It’s a really slow process to ensure they get a good catch. And as they’re doing it, they also are going with the flow of the low tides. So the tide gets lower as they’re doing this fishing method. Here they’re using lines of canoe, but the ALELE or the palm leaves are still there under them. They got the fish where they wanted them, and now they’re killing them all off. You’ll see all the fish jumping around in the water. Yeah it’s all the same in Oceania, but slightly different. Depends who you’re with and where you’re at, you’ll experience the same methods, but with a slightly different experience ua-cam.com/video/PUX6E9JSZew/v-deo.html
If you want to find more on Marshall Islands, it’s called ALELE..
The bullets you found look a lot like 50 caliber. The US has the M2 machine gun that fired a bullet that looked like that. The M2 was the main armament on all our fighter planes, was mounted on most ships for close in protection from aircraft and was the largest crew served weapon carried into battle by our troops. It was first made right at the end of WWI and has served with distinction right up to the present.
Nobody parties like Ma Deuce.
I am from Wotje. Grew up there. For the permit, it’s more like a entrance fee to the atoll. There are few foreigners on Wotje teaching at the high school. Beautiful island with lot of WWII ruins.
Glad to see another video .Greetings from 🇨🇦
With the coconut tree leaves we use them to trap the school of fish to a location to catch them.
Very beautiful 😍👍
I´m happy to see that you are uploading again, feels like forever since the last video!
Thank you guys so much for visiting our beautiful Wotje Atoll. We don't have that many Visitors so Komol tata.
Thank you!! We loved your beautiful island so much and will remember it forever!!
Thanks guys for another beautiful video, I was starting to wonder what happened to you,
Cheers from Australia
Thanks for the video I love the island’s 🌴👍🏾👌🏾✌🏾
I would have left there with a sail boat full of shells, bullets, and other assorted cool stuff. Really awesome!
Thanks for sharing an excellent interesting vlog. Keep up the good work😊
We are fortunate to have grown up in such beauty! I am from Guam (Did you ever go?). We are much more populated BUT I still appreciate the tranquil beauty of our islands! Thanks for showcasing!
this is amazing, how cool to see such relics about. Thank you for sharing! Fair winds ~
Thank you so much for this advanture. Really so interesting.
Sooo cool!
Intressant video tack för att ni delar med er.
Excellent vid ya'll.
Very interesting, thank you for sharing. Be safe
Old ammunition can be dangerous. It becomes unstable it can go off. We have lots of it in a lake neat by from the 2.we when germans were retreating. Take care.
Very beautiful 🤩
Happy you back. I a patron now
Hermosa Isla. Saludos de Argentina.
You should go to tubattaha reef in Palawan👍👍👍👍👍
My guess is that they're using the palm leaves to scare the fish into a trap made of rocks and coral, similar concept to what the Polynesians do when they slap the water surface. Thanks for the video, you're following the course I plan on taking in a couple of years.
Oh great! That sounds like a great guess and we too think that now!! 😃
Hi. Guyz. Still in philippines? Have a safe trip
First vid of yours I'm watching so I don't know your names. Looks like he is interested in historical stuff and that's why you are taking the trouble of walking through the bushes in the hot sun to see the cannons and machinery. I would do the same since I love history.
I don't think you can fish with a palm tree. Maybe they use it for flotation or visibility. Great video, thanks!
You could be onto something there. They may use the fronds as shade because the glare off the sand is quite an issue.
@@philgray1023 good point
Found wind noise very disturbing
I hope you guys are wearing plenty of high protection sun bloc. You look a bit red at times.
The Japanese woke a sleeping lion🇺🇸when they bombed Perl harbor. Big mistake on their part.
What a waste of energy and life. What did the Japanese win in the end? Nothing