Mystery Island
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sun 25 Oct 2015 23:57
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Our Visit to Mystery
Island
 Half a mile to the right of
Beez is Mystery Island, off we went to
explore in Baby Beez.
  Standing on the
dock used by the cruise ship tenders we had a spectacular Pacific
Moment.
 The information board told us:
Mystery Island is a beautiful uninhabited coral
and sand island covered in sub-tropical vegetation surrounded by a fringing reef
of outstanding natural value. The Ni-Vanuatu people from the nearby Island of
Aneityum have declared the coral reef surrounding Mystery Island a Marine
Protected Area to conserve the Island’s unique and wonderful marine life for
future generations.
  We bimbled up and down the well kept paths.
 We ‘popped out’ on the other side and
were treated to a Robinson Crusoe
Moment.
  Fancy calling this ‘home’.
   We saw the
trappings on the cruise ship visitors. We found out that for the local
ladies to run a stall here they pay five Australian dollars in ‘rent’ money.
They do well and hence their village benefits from the season. The next is due
in on Wednesday. I’d like to see it come in and then
leave for the northern anchorage. Fine by me. We saw signs for
glass-bottomed boat trips, cave visits, snorkelling, hair braiding, Passport
stamps, walking tours and a whole host of things to do on this little
oasis.
  The
downside to the visiting throngs. On Tuesday a work party will be over
from the village to give everything the ‘once over’, spick and span for
Wednesday.
  Of course we
did........
   .........and had a
lot of fun doing it.
  Bear poses with
the whalepot and bone.
   Every bush we walked past was covered
in webs – time to indulge in some spider
watching.
  Nice to know all the spiders here are friendly.
   Almost balletic.
   We walked up the runway, looked at the terminal
and through the window. The next flight in is due on
Tuesday at midday, hardly
Heathrow........
 From the corner of the runway we could
see Beez Neez through the
bushes.
 Walking back toward the jetty.
 Her Majesty is well loved by the
people of Vanuatu and Prince Phillip is indeed worshipped by a village on
Tanna.
  We bimbled back to Baby Beez
to collect our snorkel kits, walked a bit further and found a hut at a very jaunty angle. Inside was an army of hermit
crabs who now call the building home.
 Once in, we swam through some really
hot bits, some quite cold and the rest was a nice temperature. On the bottom, in
the area we snorkelled were massive, flat rocks with the
‘usual suspects’ for company..........
   .........and some ‘not so usual’............
  ........ and a
photo-bomber. These chaps
have not been fed so they don’t try and climb in your face mask with you. We had
a wonderful time and all too soon it was time to go. The island we both agreed
is simply
stunning.
 ALL IN ALL MARVELLOUS TO
ENJOY ON OUR OWN
VERY PRETTY AND GOOD FOR A
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