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We left Tanna on 14th July. Looking back
there were big clouds of smoke from Mount Yasur, the volcano we visited.
Now we hear that the authorities are warning about increased activity and the
danger of visiting the volcano. We only just got to see it in
time.
We are only in Port Vila for a few days so it has
been a challenge to pack everything in. On our first day we went on a tour
of the island. Our second day was abseiling down a waterfall. Today
we did not have any excursions, but since we set off for Australia tomorrow we
have spent the day tidying the boat and shopping for the 6 day
trip. The Australian authorities are very careful about boats harbouring
non-native species so we have to make sure there are no barnacles or other sea
life hitching a lift into Australian waters. Fortunately the last of the
Galapagos crabs, that were living in the swimming ladder compartment,
abandoned ship several weeks ago so we don't have to evict our
pets.
