PHOTOS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING ADDED

This blog isn't fully replete with photos yet, so it's not really postcards until I've utilised Australian internet speeds to do so.. it wasn't possible from Vanuatu.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Friday without a plan.

This was a sleep in morning, so I didn't. At 6:30 I was wide awake and up. This is quite unusual, but it was nice to sit with the throng at breakfast. As usual with this group, the communal energy transforms into a plan. The plan was... Check out Turtle Beach Lodge! Full of newfound purpose we were off in the vehicle. I know I have described this before, but it's worthy just noting that travelling at anything above about 20km per hour on a main road with all the hazards, vehicular, pedestrian, animal, and even the odd overhanging branch, is not without its anxieties. At 80km/h it's exhilarating but you know that in an accident you are basically dead. There's just no way you could protect yourself, hold on, or plan to minimise injury. Even sitting in the tray (which you end up doing sometimes) you are quite vulnerable. Such is life. The east coast road is now a familiar one, and soon we were beyond Sapi, on rural roads, waving to virtually every pedestrian, especially ...
Read more

First day in Luganville

Image
After sleeping like a log, we had a really relaxed breakfast. Pete, Jeff and Michael were disembowelling a microwave oven in an attempt to resuscitate it. The diagnosis was hopeful: a blown fuse, so there was an increased need to head for the big smoke. Luganville is a town that reminds me of an Australian seaside town in the 1960s. Morning view Strip shopping with each shop like a 1960s shed or a basic upgrade- if they were Aussie dwellings you imagine they would be made of asbestos. Very few signs are professionally made. They are mainly handwritten. The names of the shops often don't indicate what's inside. Luganville Shop for instance gives no clues. Even once you are inside it's a difficult job to identify the genre - hardware store? $2 shop? Clothing store? Appliance store. It's sort of the Vanuatuan equivalent of a low level Walmart. People here are very friendly. Generally their smiles and laughter seem genuine, but sometimes I couldn't help t...
Read more

Sunday- Santo Day for me, Island hopping for the others

Well not really island hopping. The others were keen on a trip to Aore with some snorkelling and coffee included. I was pretty keen on a sleep in, which I had. I haven't mentioned the nights here.. We are sleeping at Michael and Amanda's place, which has several guest rooms and bathrooms on each of the two floors. Each room has a fan. The whole house is open with slats, so when locked up there's air circulation. While there are screens, any mosquito with anything beyond a grade 1 education could easily gain access, and they did. I haven't talked about mosquitoes so I will, then I'll get back to the nights. When you think mosquito here you think Malaria, and Dengue. The others are taking malaria prophylaxis, but it's still wise to use repellent as an added level of protection. Michael and I prefer to be outrageous daredevils, so we are flying by the seat of our pants. As long as we look out for mosquitoes flying by the seat of our pants we should be ok. Mic...
Read more