We are anchored stern to the pebble beach, our stern is 6 meters to the shore and tied off to a Betel Nut Palm tree. We are anchored in Dinah's Cove. We are told the story of the Skull Cave. Apparently their are piles of human skulls laying in testament to bygone rituals.
The story goes that when a warrior died the victim would be buried up to his neck in a crouched position with a clay pot covering his head. When the neck was soft enough the head would be twisted off and presented to the widow. She would then put the head in the eaves of her home for three weeks and then the skull would be ceremoniously placed in the cave.
We had to check this out... The local guide that told us this story leads the way...Sure enough a cave full of skulls. Standing over the pile of human remains, pretty speechless, the guide breaks the silence and picks a small child like skull up and says "you can take one if you want..."
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