Port Vila, Vanuatu

After playing in the island for the past month it was nice to pull into port an get some civilization. During our month out we started to run very low on beef and had no pork or chicken. I substituted fish for everything!!!! When we anchored in Awai, Vanuatu we made friends with the family on the island, Solfren and Jossyln. Every day they would pop over and deliver us fresh veggies and fruit from their gardens and I gave her sheets and blankets. We spent one day with Solfren as he was building a new hut. It was incredible to watch the many used of Bamboo and natural building materials he used. Then next day Merric, Paul and Solfren went to go find a pig and the boys spent the morning cleaning and gutting him to be cooked in an underground oven. The girls did all the cooking while the boys sat back and drank Kava. That night while the boys drank the Kava Josselyn came over and had a ball checking out how we live on the boat. She loved the music, hanging out with us while I made dinner. We made friends for life and hope to stop and visit them again. We will be in Port Vila for a week getting ready to head out to New Caledonia. We had to apply for extended visa which will take 7 days to process plus they keep our passports. Looking forward to the duty free shopping the day before we depart. We already started to look in the stores to be prepared on what we want to get. All is well on Free Spirit.