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 | Hard-to-reach black-sand beach (nameless) |  | |
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 |  on December 31, 2004 |
Good luck getting to this pristine black-sand beach on the island of Ambae. I bearly made it there alive, but it was worth the risk. |
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 |  on January 19, 2005 |
I don't even know how it came about that we met a local guy named Tony. But its a great idea to have someone show you about. We had him drag us around for days and we literally walked god knows how many kms in the heat!!! He was wonderful taking us to his village, and the university, the school, he took us to some of the other resorts. Infact, I dont think there was much we didn't see. Obviously the wages are very low and we compensated by buying him lunch, and swung him a couple of bucks at the end of the day, and he was very happy, as were we. |
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| White Sand, Black Sand | | |
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 |  on May 20, 2006 |
Not far from the city of Santo in Vanuatu is a beach called "White Sand Beach". If you are going to be in Vanuatu, you HAVE to go here. The sand looks like snow, and I've never seen clearer water! Just watch out for jellyfish. A friend of mine got stung, and she got the mumps! (I can't explain it either) A boat ride (or small plane ride) from Santo is the island of Ambea. On Ambea is a beach called "Black Sand Beach". The sand really is totally black, and there are a lot of shells and sanddollars all about. A lot of locals gather here and play, and it's a really fun place to talk to them, and learn about them. Here, you will see them fishing in their canoes, which is a canoe, with a canoe-like peice of wood beside one another, attached in the middle. The children often make small toy versions of these, and give them to travellers as gifts. They also make lovely bamboo fans as well. Most people on Ambae speak French, and they all speak Pidgeon English. Also, not far from Santo, is a huge freshwater pond, that's very very deep. The foilage around this pond is beyond description. There is a HUGE tree that climbs over the pond. My guess is it's at least 30 or 40 meters tall. HUGE! You can climb this tree and jump down into the pond. Most fun I've had in my life, and it's a perfect photo oprotunity! Another point to mention, if you're traveling by truck in Ambea, you will often be swarmed by flocks of parots that follow the trucks on sunny days. Again, perfect photo oprotunity. Unfortunately, during my visit, I didn't have my camera for the parots. I'm in the process of getting my photograhps of Vanuatu in digital form, so keep an eye on my page for those. |
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| On the opposite side of Efate... | | |
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 on August 27, 2002 |
On the opposite side of Efate to Port Vila near the old World War II airstip there are some locals that run a little 'war museum' and offer boat rides out to the crashed planes out in the shallows. We were able snorkel around the wreck and had a plate of tropical fruits and game of soccer with the kids waiting for us when we got back. All for about A$4 per person , definitely the highlight of my trip. |
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