During the past few days, preparations have been going ahead for one of the highlights of the Bun Festival: the procession through the village. It's unique to the island. For photos of the procession go here. The procession takes place on Sunday.
Loads of metal crowd barriers have arrived, and will soon be put in place. A three-tier stand with sitting for five hundred people has been erected in one of the village squares. A painted yellow 'no pedestrian waiting' area has been established around the ferry terminal. It is hot: 33C. I have stocked up on fresh fruit -- grapes, mango, watermelon, grapes, small bananas.