Port Vila

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Day 5



We had to wait to be allowed off the ship as we needed clearances from local authorities because of coronavirus. When we got off we negotiated a scrum of touts to get a Water Taxi in to town $5 pp. A lovely ride which took us past boats that were shipwrecked during the last cyclone. Nothing has been moved to cleaned up. Nowhere to put the wrecks presumably.

Easily found the yellow building which housed the Duty Free store. Very cheap prices 1.75 litre Hendricks ($85). Decided to come back to it after a bit of exploring. We found a cafe and had a Tusker beer and used the wifi. We then went for a walk around town and through the markets. Bought two pieces of pineapple wrapped in banana leaves. Juicy and sweet. We saw a second duty free store that was even cheaper and beautifully air-conditioned. 4.25 litres of alcohol for $108!!!

Caught a water taxi back to the boat. Bought a necklace at the markets near the boat for $5

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