Unexpected Gift from Locals: Cooked Sea Turtle Eggs! 😳🐢 (Ep16)

We were anchored off a remote island in Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 when locals sailed over to greet us — bringing cooked sea turtle eggs as a gift 🐢. It’s not something we’d normally eat, but refusing might be disrespectful in their culture. What would YOU do? 🎥 In this episode, we dive into an unforgettable cultural experience, explore local traditions, and taste something we never thought we would. 🐢 What would YOU do in this situation? Let us know in the comments 👇 📍 Episode 16 – Sailing Papua New Guinea 🛶 Location: Kukuluba Islet (aka Kokoluba Island), Louisiade Archipelago 📽️ Highlights: Cultural exchange, boat work, music loss, new yacht arrival 🕒 Timestamps 00:00 – 🌴 Welcome to the Louisiades, Papua New Guinea 01:36 – ⚓ Boat Jobs in Beautiful Places 02:29 – 🎶 Oops! We Lost All Our Music 03:30 – 👋 New Here? Meet Us (Channel Intro) 04:08 – 🚤 Another Yacht Arrives at Anchor 04:30 – 🐢 Trying Turtle Eggs: Cultural Shock Moment 05:49 – 🌅 Reflecting on Our Visit to Kokoluba Island 🫶 Support Our Journey: ☕ Buy us a coffee ☞ https://buymeacoffee.com/onceuponareef 🎁 Send us a gift ☞ https://throne.com/onceuponareef 🌍 Follow Our Adventures: 📸 INSTAGRAM: @onceuponareef & @wheres.poppy 💡 PATREON ☞ https://www.patreon.com/c/onceuponareef 🎥 Poppy's YouTube Channel ☞ https://www.youtube.com/wherespoppy 📧 BUSINESS INQUIRIES - onceuponareef@protonmail.com Hey there, we’re Ryan and Poppy, a couple of adventure junkie sailors out to explore the most amazing reefs and islands in the world. We hope by documenting everything this lifestyle encompasses, we will inspire, raise awareness and support on going research to do our part in protecting these natural life systems. 🧭 Subscribe and join the voyage! #sailingvlog #papuanewguinea #culturalexchange