We arrived a few days ago but have spent most of our time in the marina and the town.

It has been a 4 day celebration for 30 years of independence with music, fireworks etc..

We hired a car yesterday and drove all round the island (Efate)

We started at the ‘Secret Garden’ where we were shown Gekkos and Snakes and there was a lot of history re. cannibalism etc.

Independence day celebrations – all wearing their best costumes (brought with early missionaries as they felt they needed to cover up)…

Do you want to see a Gekko? Here you are and it lands on your shoulders..    Do you want to see snakes.. well here you are….!!!  Steve is very brave….

Traditional Village Chief house..                                                                  Nice views from a hilltop

Every piece of land belongs to someone…  and everyone wants to be          Nice view from a hotel beach..  we had lunch there.. (no fee to stand on the

Paid for the priviledge of people using it.   We had to pay equivalent              beach…

To £1.50 each to go on his land to see the view

Another nice view at the hotel..                                                                These are very popular in gardens.  Would look great in Hook Norton..

 This is the truck we hired for the day..  (we were looking for some caves)     museum with  2^nd world war bits of pieces..  mostly of aeroplanes..you can pay extra

                                                                                                              And snorkel over a submerged plane..

Traditional Vanuatu house..  we passed plenty of these as we drove through the villages.  They seem to live in either corrugated iron sheds or these

Lovely traditionally built houses (sheds).  Very primitive…