To be added to the “Shots over the Bow” collectionCompass Cay’s first JunkanooAs posted earlier, Josh threw a great wedding party for his brother Zack and new sister in law, Gergana. He really pulled out all the stops. It all started the night be…
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Wala island, Malekula
The villages of Malekula are roughly broken into two groups, the Small Nambas and the Large Nambas, and are distinguished by the size of the nambas (penis sheaths) they wear. The degree of kastom tradition varies in each village. Some villages in Vanua…
Bad Fun – Good Fun
I awoke at about 5:00 am to what I thought was lightening. I registered that the wind was indeed blowing and it was raining. I was about to roll over and continue my sleep when the lightening happened again (no thunder). Hummmm, better look out…
Nananu-i-Ra
This is an accidental discovery on our part. No tour books or cruiser advice directed us to stop in Nananu-i-Ra, it just looked like a safe place to anchor on our trip back to Denarau. After wending our way through the entrance reefs we p…
Back at Papagayo
We came back to the boat from Texas last Friday and brought Just Believe back to life. We had closed the large through hull valves and turned off all the power except for the refrigeration and the SAT GPS. I was worried that lightening might…
The Maskelyne Islands, South Malekula
After about a week, Kim and I were feeling a little better and decided to press north to Malekula Island. The Maskelynes are a group of low lying islands with extensive reefs and mangroves off the southeast tip of Malekula. We had a calm trip and dec…
Just a few pics
Last night was a big one… got lots of pics to process then post. Our friend Josh threw an incredible party to celebrate his brother’s wedding. What a night!In the meantime, a few pics that came out well.These are the barrel houses on Wild Tamarind. W…
Vanuatu History
Now our short geography and history lesson: Vanuatu is a country comprised of 83 little islands, situated between Fiji and New Caledonia, north of New Zealand, and southeast of Papua New Guinea. This area was named the New Hebrides by Captain Cook and …
Corsica
8th August
Our time on Elba is finished and, with a degree of reluctance, we head to the island of Capraia. However upon reaching Capraia we change our minds, and our course, and head straight for Corsica. So we bid Arrivederci to Italy (fo…
More from Nagara Village
Sewa with the kids
As I said, we spent several days with the people of Nagara Village. One of the village men, Sewa, was a dive master at a nearby resort who had some time off and offered to guide our dive trips. Along with a couple from another boat…
