A magical waiter

We have the same waiter at dinner every night.

He's very skilled, and does magic tricks for us as well.

His name is Christian and he's from the Phillipines.

He's looking after us really well and keeping us all amused.

I think Dad is trying to figure out the secret behind the trick.

Bye, Vila!

We loved the sail out of Vila.

We all sat up on the back deck, sipped on our cocktails and watched the sun go down.

It doesn't get much better than this.

A beer at Irririki

We had a really relaxing lunch by the water at Irririki Resort.

I think the local "Tusker" beer is Liz's favourite.

Lilly makes friends

Lilly had a lot of fun swinging in the trees with this new friend she made in Ekasup.

Tie me kangaroo down, wantok.

When we arrived at Vila this morning, the local band let Harrison play along while they played "Tie
me kangaroo down sport" on their inimitable island-style instruments.

Lots of fun.

A Vila Welcome

The sun shone in Vila today after 3 days of rain!

We visited Ekasup Village and were really impressed (scared) when we got ambushed by some
intimidating looking tribesmen from the village.

What an amazing experience.

Bobbing about like a cork

Lilly looks on as one of the ships tenders ferries people back and forth to Lifou. To get ashore, we
all had to go down to a lower deck and hop into one of these tenders as it bobbed about next to the
ship. Each tender can hold about 100 people.

More pictures from Vila tomorrow.

Stay tuned!!!

Ahhhhh! For a hard earned thirst.

Coconut milk tastes great straight out of the nut. And afterwards you can chop the coconut up and
eat it :)

The Secret Grotto and Forest Tour

One of the ladies from Lifou took us for a tour of the forest, and of a secret cave.

In the forest there are lots of different plants that have wonderful medicinal properties. Some of them
are secrets that are handed down from generation to generation. Others are shared freely with
outsiders.

Hair braiding

The ladies of Lifou love braiding your hair and will do a great job for only $AUD 15.

Emma and Lilly both got their hair braided.