Port Sandwich, Malekula Island
Barry talked to a Kiwi couple who bring physicians from NZ to Vanuatu and are actively helping the Tourism Bureau reach out to yachts. They keep up with the medical side of things here. There is one case of malaria per week. There are 2300 cases of dengue fever currently in New Caledonia.
According to Miz Mae's Guide to Vanuatu, there are very agile cockroaches here - as big as helicopters, and rats. There used to be an abattoir (what they call a slaughterhouse here and in NZ) on shore where they dumped the dead cattle carcasses in the bay. The sharks came here to feed and now mistake people for dinner. Therefore, whatever you do, don't get in the water, and keep your boat and dinghy away from the wharf and check your dinghy for cockroaches even if you've just put it on the beach. Other than that it is lovely. There are 4 other boats here (more than we've seen in a lonnng time). And why are we here in this particular spot? We came for a festival of culture and arts. We'll let you know how it is.
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