Year: 2007

We loved the sail out of Vila.

We all sat up on the back deck, sipped on our cocktails and watched the sun go down.

It doesn't get much better than this.

We had a really relaxing lunch by the water at Irririki Resort.

I think the local "Tusker" beer is Liz's favourite.

When we arrived at Vila this morning, the local band let Harrison play along while they played "Tie
me kangaroo down sport" on their inimitable island-style instruments.

Lots of fun.

The sun shone in Vila today after 3 days of rain!

We visited Ekasup Village and were really impressed (scared) when we got ambushed by some
intimidating looking tribesmen from the village.

What an amazing experience.

Lilly looks on as one of the ships tenders ferries people back and forth to Lifou. To get ashore, we
all had to go down to a lower deck and hop into one of these tenders as it bobbed about next to the
ship. Each tender can hold about 100 people.

More pictures from Vila tomorrow.

Stay tuned!!!

Coconut milk tastes great straight out of the nut. And afterwards you can chop the coconut up and
eat it 🙂

One of the ladies from Lifou took us for a tour of the forest, and of a secret cave.

In the forest there are lots of different plants that have wonderful medicinal properties. Some of them
are secrets that are handed down from generation to generation. Others are shared freely with
outsiders.