Diane Snider Photos

Basket boats - or round boats - not only carry fish and huge piles of fish nets but also day-to-day supplies such as wood, vegetables, fruits, other market items, tools, and even the family. Being not only round but also flat bottomed, these boats are quite stable and safe.

The back end of a lower deck on the cruise ship proved to be a perfect spot for photographing the very near small fishing camp used by the basket boat fishermen. Convenient to their village up on the hillside, the camp area provided plenty of rock space on which to dry their very large nets.