Hello All,
We made the 22 mile trip to Esoma Bay this morning from Mele Island. We got to sail most of the way but when we got into the protection of the bay the wind came from all directions so we pulled the sails down and used the engine for an hour and a half to get to the anchorage. We got anchored and launched the dingy and went to the beach. There is a very small village here and we went and said hi to everyone. They were so nice and showed us around. They were curious of where we were from and after that we just visited. This particular village speaks English and French, from what they told us most on the other Islands speak there native language and English. I mentioned on a previous blog that before Vanuatu's Independence in 1980 they were governed jointly by the British and the French so that makes for an interesting culture. We were invited to go to church in the morning so we will see if everyone can wake up for that. We will be here a few days exploring the area. This is a great anchorage, flat calm and no swells rocking the boat. There are 4 other boats here anchored so a pretty quiet place.
Yesterday Paula got some great underwater pictures of the reef at Mele Island and of the underwater post office. We went out there at 1 pm so we could see the SCUBA Post Master hard at work. We had a great time swimming there and last night we went to the beach and saw and awesome fire dance show.

My coordinates are 17 33.85S 168 16.90E

That's all for now so I will talk to you soon.

PEACE