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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 1058998" data-attributes="member: 1125">Day 2: The Competitions<img src="http://www.surfingforlife.com/g/hist_k1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /> "The coconut boy was here last night" Mania teased as she came in to wake Ru-Hina for the morning competitions "standing outside the compound pretending to look at the sea"He really has something for you doesn't he?" she continued happily fetching Ru-Hina her garments for the day. Mania was older than Ru-Hina, but from a junior descent line, and when the chiefs daughter was born had been selected to be her official 'Companion' with responsibility for the younger girls virtue and purity. "You better get up quick" she scolded as Ru-Hina showed reluctance to rise "you don't want to miss the coconut juggling competitions!" she went on laughing at her own joke as Ru-Hina rose and prepared herself for the day.**********Three events would mark the day first would be the arrival of the Karioi on their fleet of vaka, they came after the main Ritual of Welcome as they were not to be challenged being representatives of the atua in their own right.Instead the Troupe leapt forward and announced themselves with trumpets and drums,  dancing and singing their way into the village and towards the official stage. Their leader were two Urukehu, one a Vae Parai as seen in the intricate tatooing of his right leg. The body of the other  was covered almost black with intricate tatoo collected from at least four different island groups of Hawaiki-raro and perhaps even that of Kuporu-Manu in Hawaiki-runga.  Jugglers and fire dancers were amongst the Karioi troupe too, the body of every member oiled and dyed and eachd dressed in bright and gay colours of red and yellow and purple too.The second event was the departure of Matavaine. The Hautupu had come down from the mountains to fetch her, standing nearly nine feet, their heads bald and features stoic they formed an impressive guard as she stept forward to give blessings to the week and the people before returning to her temple. Three of the Hautupu remained to participate in the Festivities Finally the competitions and Maeharoa was primed and ready for the day"Swimming first" he announced to his companions "my father Makea Takanui says that the Ariki Maurata is watching me closely, so I'll not be swimming today! But Hiva are boasting that they have brought their best swimmer with them, one they say swims like a Mako sharkWe're going out to Waikea Point to swim" he continued explaining and pointing to the well known swimming spot "first one out to the Hauru Rock and back wins. So whose going in for us?".(ooc so Lani, Tatiki, the Hiva champion - any others?Surfing next event)<img src="http://www.surfingforlife.com/g/hist_b2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></blockquote>

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