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19 June 2015
I woke at 0400 to go to the toilet. It was blowing a gale and I could hear it howl through the dorm. I had trouble getting back to sleep. By 0500, I could hear the birdsong and cicadas; I realised that was because the wind had died down. When the alarm rang at 0620, […]
18 June 2015
Above: Heading into Nadi town by bus. I love the open-sided Fijian buses. I woke early with the sun and dozed still around 0830 due to the 1h time change. I took breakfast in the hotel. It was fairly priced if one pays for it in advance at the front-desk; it seems strange considering it […]
17 June 2015
Making the most of the day I wish the weather would make up its mind so I could make up mine. It flicked between sunny, dark-cloudy and windy, prompting me to flick between staying in or going out to the beach. I had the day to kill before my 1700 flight to Nadi, Fiji. I […]
16 June 2015
I had breakfast with Richie and Andrew from Auckland who had moved to my hotel from a more remote one. They were going to get a rental car and drive around the island. I opted to do my own thing as I had done that before but gave them a few tips. I hopped into […]
15 June 2015
Anxious wait I ate my breakfast hastily at 0700 because the pickup was 0730. Becca and I waited at the entrance; she had been there since 0710 as she had to get here by public transport. The weather was still on/off with rain. After about 20 minutes I asked the hotel to check with Air […]
13 June 2015
Transport arrived at 0730 as promised to take me to the airport to watch nagol (nanggol) or land-diving at Pentecost Island. After doing the rounds to collect various guests, we arrived at the airport. The weather wasn’t looking too good with rain, light winds but plenty of low expansive clouds without a hint of blue. […]
12 June 2015
It was a leisurely 0845 pickup for my Twilight Daytrip to Mt Yasur volcano on the island of Tanna. But the transport by Unity Airlines turned up at 0830. We had another pickup before going to the airport by way of the backroad to join a family of six (who must be quite well-off). Check-in […]
11 June 2015
All-day All-around Island Tour The weather was a bit patchy but I expected it to clear, based on the forecast. I decided I’d risk it and do the all-day tour that had be proposed to me during my walk around town. Two places had offered it to me for VUV7500 (including entrances, meal, snacks and […]
10 June 2015
Above: Arriving at Port Vila airport. Making Vanuatu happen! I had written off the likelihood of visiting Vanuatu this year for their seasonal Nagol (land-diving). While in Niue, I had set my heart on doing another Pacific trip, choosing diving with the sharks in Fiji. Then I received an email from one of the travel […]
