Amazing Grace Chocolate
Joanne Husain visits a bean to bar chocolate house on the other side of the world. All photos by Joanne Husain On the eve of Solomon Islands 46th Independence day (July 7), we set out early from our hotel in the capital of Honiara on a sunny Saturday morning. Roadside and seaside markets are already brimming with vendors and vibrant energy. The air is alive with excited chatter as people proudly display national colours, and flags adorn cars and buildings in preparation for the multi-island nation’s Independence Day parade. As we journey eastward to our destination - the Amazing Grace Boutique Cocoa Farm - the lively scenes of Honiara quickly give way to humble wooden and thatched structures among lush greenery. Grace Fekau turns beans to ensure even drying. Photo by Joanne Husain Turning south off the main road means embarking on a rugged mountain ascent. Instead we turn north onto a flat dirt road that eventually leads to Tenaru Beach. As we mak...