Tuesday 13th of March 2012
Today we are in Port Vila Vantuanu
which is the capital of this small nation. The influences are French and
British, but whereas our last port of call was still part of France, Vantanu is
independent. Consequently it would appear that there is less order and the
infrastructure in need of attention.
Vantanu is made up of 53 different small Islands with a 150 dialects and three
main languages. Port Vila is the biggest and is very pretty with jungle type
forests and plants.
We went today to a cultural village
deep into the jungle and welcomed there by people in costume brandishing Spears
and Bows and Arrows.
This was a great visit and we watched
and learned how the indigenous people cooked, caught food and used the natural
environment to develop medicines and used materials to build huts in which to
live. They also gave us some interesting music and dance demonstrations. There
are no dangerous or poisonous creatures here so we were quite safe in the
jungle!
It is so hot here and with a high
humidity it is a difficult climate to get used to and in which to live and work.
We continue to see some wonderful and different places and consider more and
more how lucky we are to be able to do this voyage.
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