A  Days Fishing

 (the saying goes "the worst day fishing is better than the best day in the office")

Simon Nidlock (from Dunedin on mission work in Vila for 10 days) and I went out fishing on Tuesday 22 August.  Michael McLennan (a resident Australian in Vila) offered to take us out on his 4.5  metre boat

As you do before you go fishing we helped him prepare his boat , the working bee was part of our contribution to the trip.

The big hammer was to remove the pin on the servo motor to the engine trim as the servo had packed up.  So 4 by 2 was used to hold the motor up while we took it down to the water. Michael's house is only 50 metres from the water.

 We went out from Molapoa, facing into the Port Vila harbour.

This shot looks out towards Pango Point. To the right is the Big Blue Pacific Ocean The harbour was flat, but as we went past the point between Devils Point and Pango Point then we rode through the Pacific Ocean swell.  I am not a sailor but estimate the swell was 2 metres plus.

 We had three rods out with lures, and trawled for 3 hours, we had one strike but the fish was gone, without taking the hook. So no fish, but it was still enjoyable.  The local fish we could have caught include tuna :-)

40 horses and it coped well with the three of us.

Travelling along the coast, some cliffs, very volcanic

Then there is the end and getting the boat on the trailer.  The water here should be clear, but this day was a very murky brown.  The coral is spawning at the moment.  This is a rare shot for me in Vanuatu, I am wearing a fleecy. The only time I can recall that I have used it.

The end of a great day.  We went out around low tide at 1.00pm and returned around 5.00pm

Michael Tankyu tumas, oraet, lukim yu bakegen.