We are heading down to Tanna today

to join the PCV General Assembly 

We land on the West Coast of the Island, and then have a truck ride over

to white sands area, which is about 1 and half hours drive.

We have to open a New church building at Waisisi at lunch time

before going to Louneil for the welcome and start of the 

General assembly in the afternoon.

The top of the South team will be going down to Port Resolution

to set up a building program to build

a New church in 2019, while we are in Tanna.

Here we have the team from PCANZ

Martyn & Annette are unable to make the trip

to Tanna as Martyn broke his leg. 

It is great to catch up with Rev Dawn who arrived from Talua Santo

to attend the General Assembly.

Here is the our Church family from Blenheim NZ

its great to see you all. 

The guys are now getting ready to put the flooring

on the new toilet block at Etas school,

The men have laid the floor joyce for the toilet

We all arrived at Etas to find the container locked

and the key had been lost !!&##,

but this guy with his lighter opened the lock.

Ambae has now been evacuated

Gilbert who is from NZ, 

is making these smokeless stoves for cooking.

 You don't need much wood to cook with. 

Yowell made this wooden box so the PCV could transport

their big printer to Tanna, We were pleased it fitted.  

Here is a sunset in Port Vila harbour.

The guys are preparing the foundation for 

the new toilet block up at Etas school.

The toilet will be a long drop type of toilet, as their is no

water available in Etas to have the flush type

toilet, also leaves may be used as paper.

Here is a photo of the materials that the Hibiscus team have been waiting for. 

The team arrive's  next month (Sept) from the

Hibiscus Coast in Auckland to do this project.

It will be good to see all these materials

being put up, and the toilet block completed. 

The sand for the foundations.

This is a photo of what Mr Kim (our neighbour) has been building,

miles out in the bush on Efate Island. 

It's a Church building for the community.

The community are vey excited about this building,

which will be used as a kindy class  ( Monday - Friday's).

We had a builder come from Dunedin, to help his

friend to build the family house, in a suburb of 

Fresh water,  Thanks Campbell.

The house wasn't completed when he returned home

today, after being here working on it for 2 weeks

but it will get completed!!

Their are a few walls still to be lined, but 

this will get done in time.

Here are some water containers up at Etas area, waiting to get filled

as we enter the dry season.

Travelling Light  

Kate arrived from Blenheim today, and is going to Santo tonight.

Her bags didn't make the flight to Port Vila and have remained in Auckland.

Hoping they will make it to Vanuatu tomorrow. 

Our life in Port Vila

This was Knox's first ever ride on a Quad bike.

He is our neighbour ,and spends a lot of time with Gloria.

They popped down to the Seaside Library to get some books.

Today I had to purchase 80 blocks for the New toilet block

up at Etas school 

They had to make the blocks as stocks were low

My Havaianas flip flop didn't last the full year

the rough roads in Vanuatu takes a high toll on flip flops.

This is what I call a coconut drink !!!!

I tasted a coconut drink in Australia which tasted of sugar.

Campbell from Dunedin NZ arrived over a week ago to help build this house

for a friend and they are up to putting on the roofing iron

The dry weather has arrived and people are

collecting water from the water sources

a 20 ltr cost 20 vatu

The cricket pitch grass is all brown 

as the weather warms up

Our neighbourhood broke into a frenzy of excitement,

when a small piglet escaped, from this wooden holding pen

from a house two doors down.

Adults, youth, children, and dogs all raced from section to section in hot pursuit 

of a  squelling small getaway pig

It reminded me of the days we had the event

"Catch the greasy pig" on the Picton foreshore 

  It was great fun for us children.

but not the pig.

It took about 30 minutes before the pig was caught.

It gave this dog a great workout 

He's puffed out. 

I think the pig would rather be in the cage now.

While in the Vila market, we came across this very small pineapple. 

                                     It was time to get the first aid kit out today at School,
                                                       and attend to some wounds.

This wee lad in green, has a boil on his foot, 

 so he was off home to have it looked at  ........ouchh

 after I covered it.

It's a very common sight at School.

          The night Diver, this boy scraped his foot on the rocks affecting his 4 toes

 He was excited to have bandaged up.

Melton and Gloria are farewelling Andrew Scott at the Airport in Vila 

Safe travels,  after he had returned from South West Bay Malakula. 

Masces School Teouma 

Gloria was teaching out there today. A progress report

 on the 3 new Classrooms.

 They have now been lined, and are waiting for doors and windows to 

be fitted.

She got a surprise when I arrived with the PCV Health team

They were doing Teeth awareness, giving out a toothbrush, and eye checks today

to all the students at the school.

Flat 4 Twin Cains is now ready for new Tenants 

Great job  Leinangus in the tidy up, and repainting the floors.

Its that time again ....Lawn mowing of Independence park,and 

getting ready for the big Day Independence Day on Monday.

We have been trying to get building materials

to this team on Paama Island for weeks, and the day before

they were to leave, the materials arrived .

All wasn't lost, they were able to find work to help

this Paama Island village of Liro.

We  do have another team of 15 arriving in Liro

in September 2018. 

                               

They painted the Maternity clinic, and classrooms .

                           

In Port Vila we have a hospital ship in ,

Medical and Dental 

which is here for a few days, 

treating those who want to be treated.

Today the hospital ship was out in the harbour,

as a Cruse ship  had arrived, and needed the wharf.

I have found Nemo!!

and I didn't need to go diving. 

The tables at the container Cafe are used every day,

Thanks to those who have worked on them.

Another team is on their way back to NZ

after staying on Malakula Island.