Port Vila Day Two

On the morning boat ride out to the dive sites, we passed a sailing ship that had arrived in the harbor the night before.  There were several people crawling around up in the rigging getting ready for the boat to sail onward.

Looking from the harbor out toward the sea.

Some locals fishing on the reef.

The back of the dive boat.

The dive shop also runs a fishing charter business.

These are some photos in the bunkhouse where I stayed.  I could have paid much more money to stay in a resort down the way but I didn’t feel like going completely broke.

I had the lower bunk.

Port Vila Day One

Another beautiful morning at the Nautilus Watersports dock.

Looking back at the Nautilus buildings.

Port Vila’s tugboat.

Interesting rock formation.

Looking toward the wheelhouse of the boat.

An Air Vanuatu seaplane taxiing for a takeoff from the harbor.

In the afternoon I went with three men from New Zealand who had just returned from a five day charter fishing trip to the resort of Hideaway Island.

The entire island is the resort.

Kids playing in the water.

The kids had loads of fun jumping off the boat as it pulled away.

Arriving at Hideaway Island.

First Night in Port Vila

Upon arriving at Port Vila, I went to Nautilus Watersports and checked into their bunkhouse.  For the duration of my stay in Port Vila, I had decided to go SCUBA diving with the crew at Nautilus and stay with them as well.

Almost immediately I was in my swim trunks, geared up with SCUBA equipment, and on a boat headed for a night dive on a shipwreck.

The sun sets fast in Vanuatu.