Slept like a log last night thanks to a couple of heinekens ! Woke early- early as we are used to being 2 hours ahead.
You dont realise how hot it is here until you open your door as the air cond. is pretty mighty. It is so hot and humid here, we can feel the fat melting away already we reckon !! I opened the door at 7am to take a photo outside and the difference
in temperature made the lens fog up.
We swapped rooms today as we are next to 3 rooms being renovated with jack hammers etc, so we have been moved to a lagoon view room right on the water, rather than a garden bungalow - So Nice!
We got a taxi into town- what a laugh, it was a diahatsu tico - the size of a sewing machine but goodness knows how it would get a warrant - the windscreen had massive cracks all through it, the back doors had plywood filling what used to be a door panel, and best of all.... the horn was cellotaped on to the steering wheel with about half a roll of tape!!!
Paul, the very black Vanuatuan driver - had bright ginger, thick arm hairs!! Closed our eyes (no seatbelts) and drove on the wrong side of the road to town.
We re-visited Port Vila and looked through the shops with perspiration literally streaming, but you feel ok- just very wet!
Electronics & DVDs etc are particularly cheap, with a DVD not even out at home selling for $12 in the stores (No country for Old Men) which was just up for honours at the Oscars! All highly illegal if sold like this at home I would think, but openly packaged and sold here as legitmate items.
Bought Graeme a pair of Oakley sun glasses ($30) well, they look original!! and a tin tin t-shirt (from the old cartoon series), then wandered down to 'Bon Marche' the supermarket (still alot of french influence here) to buy bottled water
- $1.40 for a large bottle, $7 for a smaller one at the resort).
Caught the 'bus' home, they are vans in various states of disrepair - that have a 'B' on the number plate. You can hail them down, which Graeme did accidently when he was pointing something out to my across the road! They take you home for
around $1.50. The greasy looking driver tried to rip me off and charge half as much again, but suddenly remembered the resort was cheaper when I pulled him up on it!
We got back to the resort and decided to go across the lagoon to erakor resort, which has a free ferry running non-stop back and forth for its customers and our side also. What a great little resort - very small with alll bures on the absolute waterfront. It is very like Octopus resort in Fiji where we go. One of the staff took us into a bure - lovely with french doors that open on to the sea. No pool there but the water is right there to swim in. Had a wonderful icy cold
cocktail while Graeme poured down 2 tusker beers- ice cold and just what he needed.
Back across the lagoon and into our new waterfront room- much better! and quieter. We sat in the lagoon water and had another beer - geez life is punishing sometimes!
We have a mexican night tonight which will be nice, dont feel wiped out today so want to try the restaurant.
The american breakfast in the same restaurant, is great in the mornings with a full spread for those who want a bit of everything!
We are relaxing now in this paradise setting -want to make the best of it as time always flies by once you start
to really enjoy yourself as we all know !
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