Friday 13 August 2010

Tourism

Who knew that it was possible to be a tourist in the middle of nowhere?! Despite this presumption, tourism is what i spent my 45th day* doing.

I was woken at 7am, and rushed into the back of a truck. I've spent enough time on Pentecost to know that when you are rushed away, always grab 3 things - Camera, Swim shorts and toilet roll! So i did this.

The truck was going, no word of a lie, 45 MPH. A lot when your sitting on the edge of the back of a truck, trying to look casual, on a dirt road. Death came close.

Anyway, we went and bought some fish and ate it up - a treat. Then went to 'Hotwata beach', which translates to 'Hot water beach'. We felt the steam, and boiled an egg;





This was the end of the days tourism. However the very fast truck had left so we began the long walk home. The way home, frankly, beat the hot water beach. It was stunning. First we found a small Lilly Pond;






Then we found some rivers. And we decided to 'pose' for them. Something this family knows how to do, suprisingly well.







then we had lunch with an eccentric old man named Luke. He kept talking about when he went to New Zealand in 1976 and how funny is was that we had the same name.


then we went for a swim in this river;


then we went past "Christopher Columbus' Rock;


Which on closer inspection says "N.H C.C 1488." Lovely.


Then i spotted Ambrym Island in the distance. It was such a clear day, i could see the trees!


Then we went home with some food we found. The dinner that we had this day was also very special. So special, infact that it will get a whole day for itself. That will be day 46.



*45th day of what exactly? I've lost track of what exactly these 100 days are of...

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