Sleeping on a Mat in Fanafo Village

This is where we slept at night. Uncle Steve, Erin and Quentin slept on the mat in the photo. My Dad and I slept on a mat beside this one. We put up a mosquito net for each floor mat and we had one sheet each. I slept very well at night since I was tired from playing during the day.

Sitting in the Kitchen

This large building is used for community meetings during the day, cooking and sleeping. We visited friends here and also slept on the floor at night. It is empty inside except for the area on the right where all the cooking is done. One man built this building for his family and the community to use.

Making Toys with Local Kids

The local kids in Fanafo Village make their own toys. They have a fun toy called a "musket". It is made from bamboo and it shoots small flower buds very far. They cut two pieces of hollow bamboo. They cut one piece and keep it as a long hollow tube as the main part of the musket. Then they carve the other bamboo stick and make a narrow push rod to fit perfectly inside the hollow bamboo tube. Then they hammer in two flower buds from a tree and they push the rod in quickly and it shoots the buds really far, and it makes a bang noise. The girl holding the bushknife made me and my cousins each our own musket to keep. We played a lot with the kids in the village.

Walking into the Village

We drove in the pickup truck from Luganville to the entrance of Fanafo Village. Then we walked through the jungle for about 10 more minutes to reach our destination.

On the Road to Fanafo

The ride to Fanafo took about an hour. There are almost no other cars or trucks on the road. Most of the road is not paved and there are many large pot holes. When it rains there are huge puddles and lots of mud. Some trucks get stuck in the mud and the passengers need to help push them out. It didn't rain that day so we had an easier ride there.

Road Trip to Fanafo Village (May 12-13, 2009)

I went to Fanafo Village on Santo Island with my Dad, Uncle Steve and two cousins Erin and Quentin. We rode in the back of a pickup truck and I stood the whole way. The roads were very bumpy.

Cruise Ship in Luganville, Santo (May 9, 2009)

A large cruise ship docked in Luganville for the day. There were a lot of tourists from the ship walking around town.

Caught a Lobster (May 8, 2009)

I caught a live lobster that was crawling on the beach at Unity Park in Luganville, Santo.

Big Black Horned Beetle

My cousin Erin and I caught a large black beetle in Luganville, Santo Island, Vanuatu.

Long Paper Airplane in Luganville, Santo

My cousin Quentin is holding his super long paper airplane that he made. We all made paper planes but Quentin's was the longest.