Papaya

Today we picked our first papaya grown from seed:

 

We've always had plenty of papaya from the other side of the island but it's nice to have our own too. We won't be going short anyway. I planted these last year on Aug 12, so it took a year and a couple of weeks from seed to fruit.

They need to be picked when they just start turning yellow as in the photo, otherwise the bats and rats get them.

Produce

Today we got our first bunch of ripe bananas.

We planted the bananas on Sep 15 so only 11 months to fruit. I think this one may have fruited a bit more quickly than normal for some reason but I'm not complaining. None of the other palms are showing any signs of flowering yet.

Yesterday I caught my first skipjack tuna:

 

Skipjack tuna may not be well regarded for eating but I suppose it's a start. It tastes a lot like... Tuna!

In other news, we've installed a shower but largely just gone about life on an island as you would; swimming, eating, walking, foraging, eating, tinkering, weaving, eating etc., and exploring the nearby islands. Some of them are really stunning.