Vila Market

We have been traveling for three weeks now and what a wonderful three weeks it has been. As we have been traveling I have noticed many signs and bill boards advertising eco tourism and encouraging people to save our planet and to make only light footprints on our earth.

While we were eating dinner at the 'Flaming Red Bull Steak House' in Villa on Sunday night some of us tried to think of solutions, and ways that we could make a difference. It all seemed a little ironic as here we are using up fossil fuel to transport ourselves around the Coral Sea in our Comanches. needless to say we had lots of ideas and it will be an on going discussion I am sure.

On Monday I went to the local Villa markets, the fruits and vegetables would make any gardener proud; and any chef would be excited to see the range and quality of the produce. However what stood out for me was the packaging that many of the vendors were using - talk about the ultimate in recycling. Sweet potatoes were sold in biodegradable palm baskets, bananas come in their own natural packaging and are attached naturally to their own carrying stick, take-a-way meals are displayed on banana leaves, and then wrapped in the banana leaf and tied with a piece of natural fibre. These are a few of the fine examples of how we could all give back to the earth.    

Vila market

Healthy take-away meal for under $2

Perfect packaging