Waves On Bukura
Travel Blogs from Port Vila
Our First Guest arrives,
... for age 70 and had the patter to boot. Quite tired when we got back to the boat so relaxed on the deck with a lovely bottle of pipers that Mary had bought with her. Nice way to finish her hol. Fri morning sent Phil off to do a few chores in town while we relaxed and Mary left for the airport at 11.30, sad to see her go after a great week! . Efate doesn't offer a lot of anchorages so going to have ...
Sailing to the Solomon Islands....see you in a bit
Hey guys, this is Kat so I apologise that my entry is not so poetic as Neil's. To be quite honest it is a quick message to tell you that we are now about to embark on our epic adventure to the Reef Islands in the Solomons. We are sailing to Lata, which should take approximately 3-4 days. A short voyage compared to some, however there is a big possibility that sea sickness will set in pretty fast. We will ...
Cruising is traveling to Paradise to fix the boat
... been given as a wedding gift, and sat in the cockpit as the sun set and the local dogs and roosters carried on as if they were the Musicians of Bremin.
We pulled the engine, and Jim examined the seal whilst I went to town to visit the market. The seal was bust, no hope for it. We placed an order for a new one back in New Zealand, and were told it would take from 3- 10 days to arrive. We consoled ourselves by dressing up and taking ...
Exploring Efate Island
... like the moorings but just wanted to try somewhere different on the island. We keep saying how friendly the people are but they really are, while Cam had been checking out some other accomodation I just sat in the shade of a tree to try and keep cool and. Local older woman just came to check I was ok and chat to me. So big excitement as tomorrow off to Tanna, this did mean packing again which was not so exciting but we left quite a bit of stuff at the Moorings till we get ...
Ceremony Season
... s sleep!
And so ended another marathon effort in Imaki, Tanna, Vanuatu. It is amazing the extent to which we have been embraced by not only the immediate families of Papa George and Sam, but by the rest of Imaki and family connections further afield, some quite distant. Once again there was a lot of interest in what Ben and Myf are up to and requests that we bring them with us next time we go. We were very remiss in that we didn't have any photos! Next time, next time!
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Beach
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Wheelchair accessibility