Wet and happy

Well we went, and we got wet, 14 hours worth of wet in fact, mine and kieran's bunk came off worst again as usual, more like tumbling around in a soggy swaying puddle than a good relaxing nights sleep but there you go, that's boat life, it takes it toll on some people's minds when there's nothing much to do but I think the captain went a bit far with the frenchman, it's not his fault he's french, but luckily for them both all the tomatoes were firm and ripeDespite being wet the passage was calm, windy, rough and sunny, and a bit more wet. It was amazing to be sailing again after so long at anchor despite the constant wetness and sea sickness and getting caught in a stom, and did I mention the rain?
We arrived in Tanna where the engine promptly cut out again and it rained a bit more just for fun, but we escaped the boat and trekked through the jungle and up an incredibly active Volcano where the shock waves hit you in your fingers, came trembling out of your toes and made horses stampede over your heart. It wasn't the most relaxing place for a picnic but it was one of the most amazingly incredible things we have ever seen.

We fell in love with Vanuatu on our first day in Tanna, the people are truly wonderful, the culture gentle and welcoming and the islands lush and green, probably because it's rained so much since we've been here . We are now in Port Vila waiting for more blinking engine parts to make the long passage from New Zealand and hope to be off sailing again in the next few days. My lovely niece has joined us just to make sure we're doing it all properly and tonight is halloween so I'd better stop writing andn get back home before the ghoulies get me