Today it's about fitness & food

Gloria & I attempting the hill steps

a great way to keep our fitness up 

it raises the heart beat but 

feels great once you completed the climb

We went to the market to get fresh food

The avocado are large 

it takes two meals to finish them 

Jonny and Jobe found a freezer of fish

400 vatu a kilo

about $5.20 NZ a kilo

The cooks at Mangaliliu serving fresh fish and lap lap

also raw fish it was yummy

We had a meeting in the village and they 

served us a beautiful lunch

Gloria has been volunteering at a new PCV School, Malasitapu Freshwater as a Teacher Aide 

There are 35 students in the class and she is enjoying helping out at the School.

She travels by Quad bike and there is great excitement when she arrives at School.

          This is the Principle and teacher of  the class

                               LUNCHTIME and Gloria reads stories to some of the students.

Some special students were taught ABC and phonics today by Gloria, using assisted technology IPADS 

                                                                        MATHS
                    Gloria made up some play dough to assist the students in number formation.

                                         We have had a little visitor since we arrived
                                           but last night he/she was caught  ................

The office staff had a clean up at Sutherland house.

Every Wednesday they do a different activity.

today it was weeding and grass cutting 

Ricky Matai from the village of Mangaliliu 

North Efate, he has been coming to Blenheim for 8

winter seasons for prune grapes. He has decided to 

remain home this season 

Gloria & I looked after him while he was in Blenheim

for most of the 8 years

It was great to catch up with him at his home in 

Mangaliliu yesterday

Gloria is trying out some baking for the container coffee shop

Arina Mars her first day at the container coffee shop

making coffee & tea's for 100 vatu a cup

Neville is at the office 

feet up relaxing

It took 3 days to get the Vehicle registered 

waiting in lines to be processed is a normal past time in Vanuatu

The windscreen doesn't have a crack in it , just an overhead power 

wire reflection 

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Bill and Gloria planting a new garden 

Neville is watching Willy's wife plant tomato plants

We found Jim in Port Vila and he is getting ready to return to NZ

A truck load of football players on their way home

Its Warrant of Fitness time 

as longs as the light work it will Pass

Gloria is back on the Quad bike

today she went to the Dental dept to help

Looks like a new vehicle for Neville LOL

a road sweeper

Martyn is fixing the LITTLE desk fan  

We are starting the garden again

Gloria is testing Karlo Abuit on his English

The Temp at 8.08 pm inside is 30 deg

Gloria is out for a morning run

while it is fine

The Rain comes in the afternoon 

heavy tropical rain

Im out and about getting water tanks for two
donors ,one for Rotary Blenheim

and another for a generous Renwick church person

I read this sign while waiting to have my hair cut

Gloria doing the washing by hand today

Here is one of the dead fans that stop working 

The down pipe off the end of Sutherland house

where we are living now needs to be fixed 

More maintenance !!!! 

Our good friend Mr Willy Abuit

is now the President of Teachers Union in Port Vila

This is his new office and department 

We were able to fix a house late last year 

and now he moves in tomorrow .