The personal and professional website of Douglas Van Bossuyt
On this fire road we met a nice older guy who told us (in a great Australian accent) that the trail we were going to do had washed out and wasn’t passable. He gave us some advice to get around the washout and still get to our destination.
Looking down toward the Blue Gum Forest in the bottom of the canyon.
One lovely threatening cloudy day, Dallas (a friend from the states) and I set out on the train to Blackheath to go for an overnight bushwalk in the Blue Mountains. These are some interesting photos we took on the train on the way to Blackheath.
MEGAMOSQUE!
Beware the Gap When Boarding
Out of the city and into the country!
The airport in Tanna is a pretty simple open-air affair.
The pickup that brought me back to the airport. Yes, he parked on the grass. Yes, there was a parking lot just to the right of the picture. No, I have no clue why he felt it necessary to park on the grass when other vehicles were parking in the lot.
The landing strip and pad.
A little door goes through to the departures lounge.
We flew back on an old beat-up 18 seat airplane.
I sat directly behind the pilots. No safety briefing happened in this plane!
And away we go back to Efate Island.
The boat from Port Vila on the way to Tanna. The crossing takes about 14 hours in good conditions. Some hearty souls take this option to go to Tanna.
Another island.
Coming into Port Vila. The harbor and marina are in between the two bits of land.
After spending a few hours drinking Tusker, the local beer, I boarded a flight back to Sydney. Goodbye Vanuatu! I hope to return someday soon!