Halloween in Pohnpei

This Halloween was an interesting one. I went into town for the weekend (without a costume) to go the local menwhi (foreigner, USer) bar which was having a Halloween party. They had decked the place out in some great decor, including all the usual suspects, spider webbing, blood, skeletons, ghostly ghoulish things, etc... The place was full of a ton of mostly American expats who had done a fairly good job of costuming themselves. I had purchased a Clark Kent mask, which was more killer creepy than super hero, but I ended up "loaning" (read giving away) it to a kid I met on Halloween night who was pulling it off much better than myself, oh well. The party was a good time.
It was interesting to see Halloween transposed to another country and culture, in town, the night is a spectacle of mostly un-costumed Pohnpeian kids and teenagers who do the usual trick-or-treat gig. Erin and I sat on the street for about an hour just watching the movement of people. It was sort of surreal (or oddly not surreal) to see the whole thing unfold. It was a good time overall and it was perhaps the first (or maybe second) time that I've actually stayed out late into the night. It's easy to get into a rhythm of earlyish sleep and waking up at 7am everyday (which isn't really my M.O.), so it was night to get to be a night owl for once.
Saturday evening we went back to the Rusty Anchor (that's the bar) to see an expat band called "Wetter than Seattle" (an ode the amount of rain received on Pohnpei I would venture to guess), they placed most classic rock covers. We stayed only briefly, I was spent from the previous nights endeavors and debauchery. I was feeling like a bit of a splurge because for two nights in a row in town, I went to one of the hotel's where they serve up some not to shabby pizza, it aint no New York style, but it's real melty cheese and good crust, so it satisfies the cravings.