Hanging out

Liquid Gold

In the late afternoon glow of Pt Vila harbour, a skier waits to be picked up, enjoying the warm Tokay like water while wondering where Jaws is tonight!

Dolphin's View

The bow of the Tukoro as seen by the two pods of dolphins that watched the action - well maybe!

Man stack!

Four men working on the new tower at Joint Court - not sure what it is for yet - could it be to search for intelligent life - good luck!!!

Deep and dark

Looking down into eerie depths of 650 metres of ocean while retrieving the FAD!

Raising the Moso FAD

This Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) was deployed approximately 18 months ago by the Port Vila Game Fishing Club off the coast of Moso in 650 metres of water, anchored to the bottom with 2 concrete blocks, each weighing 450 kg. While the FAD did attract fish, it was not as effective as predicted, most likely because it was placed too close to the coast and out of the major current.

It was decided by the club to retrieve the FAD, refurbish it, and re-deploy it a further 3 nautical miles out to sea. This was an excellent opportunity to study the wear and tear on the components as research for future FADS.

RVS Tukoro

The RVS Tukoro waits patiently in Havannah Harbour for boarding of the FAD (Fish Aggregating Device) retrieval team - see tomorrow!

Another day ends in Port Vila

Sunset Ski

Enjoying a late ski in the Port Vila harbour

Mr Beer

Long time resident and boss of the amber fluid factory, Murray is seen at the race day enjoying some of his produce!

Remote village

From Port Vila Today

Passing truk

From Port Vila Today

At the river

From Port Vila Today

Bones

Human bones found buried under a tree at Narpow Point.

More rain

While nearby Australia suffers bad drought and severe water restrictions, Vanuatu continues to have a very wet winter, with a recent downpour of 5 inches in one night.