Tropical Cyclone Donna 

moving around up North 

and just wandering around 

its is in C3 -Sunday 7th May

Looks like a Chinese company got the contract

This is Donna at 5pm Sunday

Mark is preparing to return to Blenheim 

on Tuesday next week

The men are having their last RSE 

meeting 

This is our water supply

every day I get about 6 ltrs

of drinking water to put in 

our place

I fitted the shutters this morning 

for the PWMU house

We have Tropical Cyclone Donna

wondering around Vanuatu 

it is slowly increasing in strength

and is now Cat 3 as of Thur night

What I do like is the messaging system 

which is sent to your Phone 

this keeps you updated at NO cost

Messages normally come every 3 hours

Our flatmates are leaving Port Vila 

they stayed a week in Vanuatu and

loved they time here

It was great to have them as flat-mates

The Port Vila Hospital dental

had a total repaint on Saturday

New waiting room chairs have been delivered

This is the new toilet block at seaside Paama community

The men are doing maintenance at Sutherland house 

This is our quad bike at our back door

covered to keep the rain off 

Here are some of Gloria's  after school students.

The numbers are increasing, she has 8 in total this week,

 learning phonics, essential word lists, 

and reading books,  at Level 1 and 2. 

Paired of into twos, and reading 3 books to  each other.

If you read well you get rewarded

This chap wants to join the Army 

We had a large down pour a few days ago

and may of the steams are in flood

We have decided to keep these 

window closed as 

water come down into

our flat when it rains

In the back ground are 2 classrooms 

that my sister and friends paid for.

Thank you guys

The dining area at North Efate

Chris & Lyn standing in front 

of a 6000ltr water tank

donated by Rotary Blenheim

the tank is full of water now

The men from Tekara

these men come to Blenheim

The ladies are washing at the river

Chris & Lynn arrived from Blenheim

and are here to visit the 

Ni Van men who work

up the Wairau Valley

Ruban is with Chris & Lynn

The garden inspectors 

checking out the plants

Anzac Parade in Port Vila 

It was a 4.30am start this morning for the Jones, and the Vincent's, 

as we attended the service.

                                                       Vanuatu Brass Military Band, and
                                            speeches from the NZ and Australian High Commission,
                                          with, Ps Allen Nafuki also, delivering a speech and prayers

Corina is the Receptionist and VCH Dental and the first face the outpatients see,

 in the morning wanting and hoping to get an appointment to be seen for their toothache.

Patients arrive as early as 6am to be 1st in the queue, as patients are all issued with a number.

                                                    A great team effort today, Monday,
                                             with  Primilla and Gloria assisting the Dentists,
                               while Sonia took care of the washing and sterilising of instruments.
                                                It was a  7.15am start and by 10.30
                                                      we had seen and treated 26 patients

Dr Jeni who I work with at VCH Dental,  went on Maternity leave last week .

 Today was a Special Day when she texted me this morning with the Good NEWS  to say she has delivered a Baby Girl.

Born at 1.15am  this morning  Jade Leitonga Tangis.

 

The work party putting up cyclone shutters 

rails for next season

We are repairing a broken shower drain pipe 

its been broken for a long time 

looks like we had a ladies meeting on our

front lawn today

The MV Pacific Hope (hospital ship) is steaming towards

Port Vila to undertake another season

of missions thru out the Vanuatu islands