Wild and Wonderful

Barry has gone off on a wild and wonderful adventure leaving his lame wife behind. I am feeling sorry for myself! We are anchored off the small island of Ambryn which is basically a volcano with 2 active vents. At night we see the 2 vents glowing and changing brightness as they erupt. He and the neighbors, Patrick and Rebecca on BrickHouse, are hiking up to the rim and looking in at the boiling throat. They chose a perfect day with no smoke hiding the view. They will spend the night so that they can see the molten lava better in the dark and because it is such a strenuous hike. This is a bigger, better, less accessible volcano with better views than Mt Yasur which we climbed in May. Patrick and Rebecca are a young couple sailing the world. (Everyone we meet is younger than we are - I think we are the oldest people in all of Vanuatu!) Rebecca, being a woman, has good judgment and can tell Barry to "Get back from the edge!!" Barry, as you know, has a severe case of testosterone poisoning.

Oh, no! It's 4 o'clock and the volcanos are covered in cloud and smoke. That might make a view impossible. At least Barry took the camera with the telephoto lens and said he would photograph all the birds he sees on the way. The first third goes through jungle so maybe he'll see montane birds we haven't seen yet. In the meantime I am having a less than thrilling day inventorying all the prescriptions and medicines we have on board. All I can say is that I am Very Grateful that we have had no need of them. It's mind boggling to think of all the illnesses and afflictions that we don't have - an astounding number of things!

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