Missionary Picnic

I came upon this photo this week. It is titled Toaiti's Picnic -- Taboiaki. I think this was 1966, on the remote island of Beru. I am in the background on the left. One sees, too, my parents and my little sister. In one sense, it wasn't a picnic. These were hours-long events, and cannot have been easy for my parents, always the perfect guests, on the ground here in the sweltering heat. I remember this day. The photo is damaged through heat and humidity.