Northern Malekula

The Mission of the Sitting Dog

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February 17th 2008
We’re going down. As I looked out the tiny window of the even smaller Air Vanuatu Twin Otter, all I could see were the hundreds of coconut palm trees lined up in perfect rows, getting closer and closer at a speed not unlike the speed attained by a downed WWII DC-3. A quick glance at my attorney Buckskin Benn revealed a look of calm and sedation that only people who jump out of aircraft after t ... read more

Oceania » Vanuatu » Malekula

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The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980.... ... read more