Espiritu Santo

Some of the rusted equipment left at Million Dollar Point by the Americans after WWII

Makeluvu Blue Hole - beautiful blue fresh water

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snorkelling in the blue hole

Dan preparing to swing off the banyon tree into the blue hole

Espiritu Santo

August 23, 2015

Today, Sunday, Dan took a cab to the airport at 7 am. We are anchored off the Beachfront Resort near town so that it was convenient for the airport and town. It is quite exposed to the weather we are having. We are usually dunked in salt water by the time we get back to the boat in the dinghy. The rest of the yachts are off Oyster Island. They are in a more sheltered spot but we were not comfortable getting in there with a depth that only works at high tide. Instead we took a cab there for the afternoon yesterday to sightsee, hike and snorkel and have lunch. There is a blue hole nearby which was really worth seeing. It is fresh water and the color is a deep blue and very clear. We did some snorkelling there. There was also a ladder up a tree with a rope to swing and dive from. Dan, at least, gave that a try. For me it was more fun to watch.

On Frdayi we visited Million Dollar Point which has remnants from WW2. The Americans had a base here for fighting in the Solomon Islands to the north. When the war was over they dumped everything in the sea, all the ships, vehicles, weapons, supplies. You can snorkel over the sight or just visit at low tide to see a lot of the remains. Lots of coke bottle pieces are imbedded in the coral. Today we are working on the boat to be ready for the next passage.  Monday we will take a cab to Oyster Island again for our skippers' meeting. We will spend a few hours going over info for the trips to Australia and Indonesia. It is hard to believe they are coming up so soon. After customs Tuesday morning we will be off on the 1080 nm trip to Mackay, Australia..