Swapping a summer solstice for a winter solstice
The vast majority of people would question the sanity of me swapping a summer solstice, for a winter solstice . The cyclone season in the southern hemisphere is from the …
Pickinnies, Pickinnies…….Old and Young
At my daughter Kate and Jackson’s wedding last year, I gave them a gift certificate to visit Logic this year. We were now at the time when they cashed their …
I did it……pinch myself …….Yes……..it is not a dream
9 years ago, suffering from serious work related burn-out, I decided I needed a scuba diving holiday break, away from work. The only one that I could find online for …
A SEASIDE HOLIDAY with my adopted family….Francis gets a pickininie fix
Up until a generation ago, by now I would be a grandfather, getting to enjoy grandchildren, but not in the 21st century. Luckily I have been adopted by a Ni-Vanuatu …
4th Vanuatu National Arts Festival Days 4 & 5
This is part 3 of my write up of the 4th Vanuatu National Arts Festival, it will probably make more sense if you start from Part 1. By now I …
4th Vanuatu National Arts Festival Days 2 & 3
Day 1 was big, but Day 2 was bigger (probably because the Prime Minister came for the day)and then these amazing masks started walking in a lot of chickens have …
4th Vanuatu National Arts Festival
I had an uneventful sail over from Ambrym to Uri Island on Malekula to anchor up for the 5 day Vanuatu National Arts Festival, that was been held at Lakatorothis …
Olal
on the top of Ambrym, is a village called Olal (Ol-Al)The anchorage was a gap in the reef, right on the top of the island, beam on to the trade …
Vao…..the return of Francois
off the north eastern corner of Malekula there is a lovely little Island called Vao (vow)with an anchorage on the western side, giving protection from the SEly trade windsI endeavor …
Dixon Reef…..Francis becomes Francois, for 5 days
I was thinking of giving you a break from village blog posts in Vanuatu (and me, a break from posting), but then I went back through my photos from the …