One story told of his ability to husk a coconut with two fingers of one hand in just two seconds. When I heard this, I picked up this large coconut and tried for months to husk it with only two fingers. Finally, I conceded defeat. I then decided to visit Gadao's cave in a remote area at the edge of his old village. Small wonder that not too many people have attempted to visit the cave for it is situated precariously in a very hazardous cliffline.
Footpaths are narrow and the jagged coral rocks are razor sharp.
At the entrance to the cave are these multiple lusongs on a very large rock beneath an overhanging stone near the entrance. Looking about the area, it was very easy to imagine an entire family sitting around the numerous lusongs at mealtime. Up to this point, I was familiar only with those carved out of stone that were portable such as the ones we saw at the original Latte sites we visited where we found these lusongs just as they were left in the jungle centuries ago. During the first half of this century, lusongs were used on Guam, as shown here in this picture of two women pounding rice. This is a replica of a lommok which is used with the lusong .