Steve Ah, for the seafaring life!

Marion Hi Leigh and Alan, glad to hear you are having a good time and I will see you for dinner in two weeks time when you get here...PS Have a glass of wine for me...lol Marion

Kerryn Hi Leigh & Alan - sounds like you are already having real adventures. The ship sounds just lovely but I'm still glad it's you and not me - LOL. Nothing to report from home. Still lovely weather although we are to get showers today. Enjoy it all - xoxoxoxo

Steve Shedden Lucky things. One of my favorite places, Efati is part of Paradise. Port Vila is an interesting town with Melanesian, French and British influences, being ruled as a French-British Condominium until 1980 (two government houses, two flag poles; each morning when the flags were raised their heights were checked for equality with a surveyor's theodolite!) Author James A Michener drew on his experiences in Vanuatu (New Hebrides) with the US Navy during WW2 to write his highly successful series of 'South Pacific' stories. My Dad spent sometime at the big US Naval base on the island of Espirito Santo (the scene of Michener's not so fictiticous 'Bali Hai' story) after his warship, HMAS Hobart, was badly damaged by a Japanese torpedo in 'the Slot' (Solomon Islands area) in July 1943. Look out for the WW2 vintage Coca Cola bottles on sale around Efate. Each bottle is marked with its US city of origin.

Lorraine Wow! Can't believ you are on your way allready. Have fun!

Kerryn Sounding like a fun time you two. Live it up and enjoy !!! Made contact with Christine. Nothing to report from home except the weather is exceptional. Perfect days and nice cool nights. Have been thinking of you and wondering when you would have reception etc. to post a blog, so was delighted to see you had acknowledged my FB post as even my dear old Mum was asking after you last night. Will be following you also on the itinerary you left me,. Take care etc.,

Christine Enjoy my dear friend. Take each day as it comes and store up those memories (while sharing them with us landlubbers here at home via your blog)

Kerryn I will be listening to the sound of the horn as you pull away then - LOL !!! Will be keeping my eye out for all your comments. Relax into it all now and no, don't be suspicious about Fri 13th - no point in that. You are far better a space than paying any attention to that kind of thing. It will be weird not having you around for so long Leigh - my loss, not yours. Just so happy for you xoxoxo

Maria Jones Have a wonderful time. Xox