We arrived yesterday here in Port Vila on the island of Efate, Vanuatu at
around 5pm. We made a quick passage from our anchorage off Erromango to
here. This is quite different than Tanna. I can see hotels, a casino,
restuarants, banks, ships, etc. here. We had nothing of the kind in Tanna.
We may be able to find good stores here to help with the final provisions
necessary for the trip to Australia. We won't be getting too much since in
Australia they are careful about taking all the fresh produce and meats one
still has left on the boat. All the dried or canned food should be safe but
everything in the freezer and refrgerator may have to go.
We have made lists of lists of all the repairs and parts which are necessary
for me to pick up or buy when we get to Australia. One thing we keep
realizing is that you can never have enough replacement parts for all the
things that break on a trip this long. It is a fulltime job just keeping the
boat in repair for the trip. Every day something must be replaced, repaired,
cleaned or otherwise maintained.
Well, tomorrow is my big day of departure for home for several weeks. I will
see you all from MD and possibly PA then.
Rosemary,Bill, Matt, and Andrew