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Friday 29 June 2018

The roof is on at the new Macses school
this is the second block of 3 classrooms 
built by Mr Kim from Auckland


This block of classrooms will be
completed by September 2018 


Beyond the truck is the first block of classrooms for
Macses school built and opened last year 2017


Gloria is having a drink of green coconut 
a refreshing drink when it is hot
we are at a fund raising activity for the Etas community


The ladies are selling second hand clothing
at the Etas fundraising 


 The cooks are busy in the kitchen
preparing food to sell at Etas community fundraiser


These men are looking for hoo hoo bugs
in the logs of wood to roast and eat. 


We have found two bugs in this piece of wood


I remember my Grandfather eating many of these bugs
but these aren't for me!!
 too fatting, I'm on a diet


They got this lot of bugs today


We went looking today for culture shows progams in the area
for teams that are arriving soon


We found a few different shows in 
Port Vila 


Thursday 28 June 2018

Today's blog is a bit about vehicles which travel around 
Port Vila, This is a shopping basket !!


parking on the foot path is Ok


These quads are common around the streets of Vila


For bigger groups coming here, these buses 
will take you to your hotels
but can be a wee bit expensive 


The meeting of the "Rangers"


I'm delivering a hospital bed to the ship
"Kiwi Trader" 
this bed is bound for Paama Island next week


Here is the office of Seasonal Solution in Port Vila
they recruit for RSE workers to go to NZ
we were Pastoral Care for them a few years back
in Blenheim




These students came on Saturday morning to do study
they read all the books on the table then were given time 
on the ipads


Gloria has encouraged them to read.
now they enjoy reading 




Friday 22 June 2018


A quick trip to check on the arrival of
the 20' container from Auckland 
a team of 44 people will arrive on the 30th to build
playground equipment at 2 schools
all their materials are inside


Some of the classrooms are still being built
and the play ground equipment is about to be 
added to the school.



 I had to get paint for a team heading to Waisisi village next week
they will be going to the New 
William Grey Memorial church  in Tanna


Here is all the gear including the paint and
a new lighting system purchased from Australia
just about to head to the ship 
for Waisisi Village in Tanna


The men have completed making a Gas bottle box for the
Container Cafe
The two containers will be getting painted 
in about a weeks time from a team coming from Auckland 


Here is my next run around vehicle if 
the quad bike breaks down again !!!!


I have been watching these Dome houses being built
I have noticed the scaffolding and all the health & safety rules 
that aren't enforced here in Vanuatu 



Tuesday 19 June 2018

I had to go to the Vanuatu  Government today 
to inquire if we can use 2  Government buses
for a team arriving on 30th June to 7 July 


Yowell & Noel have been busy repairing 
PCV rental properties 


Today the men made a concrete bunker for 
the gas bottle at the container cafe



Monday 18 June 2018


This is the new look at the Port Vila International Airport 
the arrivals hall has had a face lift.


Alan & Sonia from NZ have arrived 
for a holiday from Westport NZ


We went to Black Sands area to visit a church
that the PCV has help with funding to build.


Sonia got to see some of the children


Also Sonia & Alan got to see the women washing 
clothes for their families at Black Sands river



We went to a village culture show and were 
shown some custom dancing 




and they shared some local history



A part of the show was eating yummy local foods.



Sunday 17 June 2018


Progress report at Masces School Teouma
The chairs and desks were delivered last week by PCVEA 
from the container at the PCV Office.
Gloria spent time at the school this week arranging the classes
Gone from sitting on the floor, to now working from your own desk.






Stage 2 of the 3 new classrooms been built, is progressing well.
A  Korean builder from Auckland will arrive next week to help with this project.







Heavy Rains and Maintenance work
at Seaside School.
Thanks to the heavy rain we had in Port Vila recently it did a fantastic job on the 
Library roof removing all the leaves and growth in the gutters. 



                                      Inside the students are working really hard on their lessons






Great progress is been made with learning  their Time Tables. 




The Maintenance Team,  and a great plan.
Armed with a hammer, string, pins and a stapler  
This week  Gloria and the team,  decided to make Reading stations in 
Classes 2,3,4,5,6, with the Joy Cowley Sunshine Books, and Journals 
donated from the Renwick Church in Blenheim.


Students can now read books at the right levels for their age groups and progress in class.
  This will help them in developing the Reading skills and English lessons they attend at the Library.



Display and the set up of the books .





Excited and happy to read these books,  and help each other. 


Some fun games outside