Uepi Island Resort
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Cyclone Atu
Cyclone Atu appears to have moved away from Vanuatu at the last possible moment. However, the weekly Air Pacific flight we caught to Honiara last week has been cancelled. It would appear we left Vila at just the right time!
Here on Lola island our own little tropical depression continues. Heavy monsoon's during the night woke both of us but our ...
Our own little island
Lola Island in Vona Vona Lagoon is our hideaway for the next few days. As the only guests at the resort we have the entire island to ourselves.
Life here consists of swimming, kayaking and snorkelling. We soon see the 'local' Black Tip sharks. Swimming in the shallows they appear to be on beach patrol, making sure that our slice of paradise is not ...
A quiet Sunday
Leaving our island for the Gizo airport (another island!) our boat captain sets his lure for some early morning fishing action. Whilst we do not attract a bite this gentle fishing expedition is a pleasant way to pass time whilst we await our plane.
Solomon Airlines are renowed as being unreliable. This morning our plane arrives ...
Wall, wreck and manta diving
Today, we made our first dives of the trip. It felt great to be back underwater. Both Trey and I had forgotten what moderate nitrogen narcosis felt like!!
Our first day was at Joe's wall – a forest of fern coral, color changing octopi and brightly colored reef fish. At 90ft we floated over the seemingly bottomless, dark blue abyss, as the current pulled us past an ever-changing psychedelic, underwater landscape that seemed almost alien ...
Fresh fruit and island exploration
... to the far south of the island. The long paddle sees us pass remote villages – their inhabitants spear and net fishing on the reef, dugout canoes filled with produce from the Gizo market and finally the only other resort on the island - Fat Boys – who are able to furnish us with two cold Sol Brews on the promise that we will return the following day and pay for them. Well it is that ...
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