We know this blog thing is supposed to be near instantaneous.. so will have to blame this 4 week "late" post for being in the "Timeless Islands" (as Vanuatu is called in travel brochures).
Friday 17th April
We arrived to lovely 25 deg C Port Vila weather (80% humidity!) and the sounds of a very polished string band while waiting to go through immigration.
The rest of April...
Pretty much straight away on arrival we started accompanying Dan's parents on their various community service activities.
One of them involves walking for 10 mins down a beautiful path through lush coastal vegetation to a little Baha'i community centre where children's spiritual education classes are held each Sunday before lunch...
One of Hero's newly found friends who is being lavished with attention and frequent carrying.
A newly adopted friend, Anisa, who helped Hero start to acclimatise by encouraging her to scamper down the dirt path. (Hero was initially even loath to go on the outdoor verandah at her grand-parents place as the ground was 'yukky' - but a few days in the islands quickly cured that!)
And of course, lots of reading books (often several times over...)
Dan celebrated his 35th birthday with a chocolate mousse cake from local french patiserie "La Peché Mignon" (= literally 'the cute little sin', ie. a small indulgence).
Dan celebrated his 35th birthday with a chocolate mousse cake from local french patiserie "La Peché Mignon" (= literally 'the cute little sin', ie. a small indulgence). 
One of Hero's newly found friends who is being lavished with attention and frequent carrying.
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