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Vanuatu,
July 11 - 16th, 2005
Tanna in
Vanuatu was a revelation to us: one of the few islands we've been to in the
Pacific where the traditional lifestyle is adhered to. Family & community
values, no plastic, no outboard engines, bartering rather than currency,
villages spontaneously friendly and generous. We traded yeast, batteries &
clothes for fruit and vegetables. Ivo spent a morning in school teaching
physics.
Port Resolution, Tanna
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Port Resolution
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Being greeted by the villagers
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Port Resolution village
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Chief Ronie
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Ivo with Chief Ronie and his sons
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Being towed by a dugout canoe
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Our new friends coming to say hello
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Susan in Port Resolution
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All the children turn up to see DVD of their island
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Big battery for VHF radio at Yacht club
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Port Resolution bay
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Lenakel, main town of Tanna
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Pick-up truck, only means of transport
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village telephone
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Tanna, volcanic island
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Tanna, island of contrast
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Lenakel market
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Lenakel restaurant
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Lenakel restaurant
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Cargo ship being unloaded in Lenakel
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Volcano trip, Tanna
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Volcano, Tanna
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Yachties on their way to the volcano
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The volcano post. And it works.
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Best time to see the volcano is at night
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Sun setting behind the volcano
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Ivo the photographer
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Silhouettes against the sky
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Ivo waiting for the volcano to erupt
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Fantastic
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& Spectacular
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Beach village at Port Resolution offering all the yachties a
feast.
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Arrival at the Beach feast
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Dugout canoe
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Free ride in the canoe
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Photo session
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Looking at the photo
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What a beautiful smile
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Young boy
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Children playing on the beach
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Children are having fun
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What is that?
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One of the many children
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Noble head
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What a wonderful feast. Thank you.
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Next - GBR - Back
to Australia and sailing north along the Great Barrier Reef all the way to
Darwin
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