Together with the 2 Germans I met on Tanna, we rented a car to circle Efaté clockwise |
Avis rental from Port Vila (near Parliament) |
Vanuatu License Plate - Hire Car |
Vanuatu - Tusker Brewery, Port Vila |
Farea Pasifika, Mele Village |
The Kava House, Mele Road, Vanuatu |
The Kava House, Mele Road, Vanuatu |
Flowers at a fresh burial, Mele Village |
Church, Mele Village |
The Beach Bar across from Hideaway Island |
The Beach Bar, Mele Cove |
Jetty at Mele Cove |
Hideaway Island jetty, Mele Cove |
Hideaway Island Resort |
Tin hut at Mele Maat to the northwest of Port Vila |
Tin hut at Mele Maat, not far from the Mele Cascades |
Vanuatu election posters, Mele Maat, Efaté |
Village shop, Mele Maat |
Vanuatu election poster of an independent land reform candidate |
Mele Cemetery, Efaté |
Tin hut with a thatched roof, Mele Village |
Flowering tree, Efaté |
Another tourist attraction on Efaté - the Summit |
Chinese gate dated 1944 at the old Catholic Mission, Devil's Point Road |
The old Catholic Mission House, Devil's Point Road |
The Old Catholic Mission, now Tanna Coffee |
The First Catholic Mission Church - Establshed 1903 |
Tanna Coffee |
Tanna Coffee |
Tanna Coffee |
The beach off Devil's Point Road, west Efaté |
Logs washed up on the beach, Devil's Point Road |
Mele Bay, Devil's Point Road |
Mele Bay, Devil's Point Road |
Mele Bay, Devil's Point Road |
End of Devil's Point Road - Pangona Estate - private |
Devil's Point, west Efaté |
Efaté Ring Road - 109 km around the island back to Port Vila |
Viewpoint above the Mele Cascades, Efaté Ring Road |
Hideaway Island Resort, Mele Cove |
Devil's Point from Efaté Ring Road |
Coastal living, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Vanuatu's First World Heritage Site - Chief Roi Mata's Domain (call in advance) |
Artok Island, burial site of Chief Roi Mata |
Traditional house in Mangaliliu, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Village of Mangaliliu, Northwest Efaté |
Village of Mangaliliu |
Village of Mangaliliu |
Village of Mangaliliu |
Village of Mangaliliu |
One of the sturdier houses in Mangaliliu |
Northwest coast of Efaté |
Tiny beach with palm trees, Efaté |
The channel between Efaté and the neighboring island of Natapao |
Efaté Ring Road, Vanuatu |
Northwest Efaté |
A small open-sided thatched hut along the Efaté Ring Road |
A small open-sided thatched hut along the Efaté Ring Road |
Welcome to Havana Harbor World War II Naval Base |
A small World War II museum run by a local collector, Port Havannah |
Second World War Memorabilia - "Rust in Peace" |
The enthusiastic owner of the museum who collected most of the artefacts himself |
His favorite are the old Coca-Cola bottles |
U.S. Beer Bottles, Port Havannah WWII Museum |
Japan did not occupy the New Hebrides |
Port Havannah WWII Museum |
Port Havannah WWII Museum |
Port Havannah WWII Museum |
Volcano on Nguna Island rising on the far side of Moso Island |
Giant clam shells, Port Havannah |
Giant clam shells, Port Havannah |
Loading an outrigger canoe, north Efaté |
Efaté Ring Road |
North Efaté Refuelling Station |
National Bank - Emua Branch, north Efaté |
Traditional hut underneath a mango tree, north Efaté |
Road to the Beachcomer Resort on the northeast side of Efaté |
Beachcomer at Takara Springs, Efaté |
Emao Island from the Beachcomer |
Mataso Island in the distance to the north of Efaté |
Beachcomer at Takara Springs, Efaté |
We stopped at the Beachcomer for lunch ... disappointing - pack a picnic from Port Vila |
Beachcomer at Takara Springs, Efaté |
Northeast coast of Efaté |
Northeast coast of Efaté |
A small inlet from the sea, northeast Efaté |
East coast beach, Efaté |
The river crossing at Epule on the east coast of Efaté |
The river crossing at Epule on the east coast of Efaté |
Nasina Cultural Village Experiance - phone in advance |
Tourists are taken by boat upriver to Nasina Kastom Village |
Banyan Tree, Efaté Ring Road |
Banyan Tree, Efaté Ring Road |
Banyan Tree, Efaté Ring Road |
All 140km of the Efaté Ring Road is now paved |
Tin hut, Efaté |
Wooden thatched hut, Efaté |
Welcome to Epau Village on the east coast of Efaté |
Please ask permission from the Chief before you go into the bush or swim in the sea |
Epau Village, Efaté |
Epau Village, Efaté |
Epau Village, Efaté |
Banyan Tree, Efaté |
Banyan Tree, Efaté |
Efaté Ring Road - East Coast |
Sprawling vines are smothering areas of the jungle, Efaté-Vanuatu |
An invasive species, Kudzu is devouring parts of Efaté |
Efaté Ring Road - East Coast |
Pang Pang Seventh Day Adventists Church, Efaté |
Kudzu was brought to Vanuatu by the U.S. military during World War II to serve as camouflage |
Kudzu vines climbing a tree |
Kudzu leaves, Vanuatu |
Kudzu leaves, Vanuatu |
Efaté Ring Road |
Giant walls of green, Efaté |
Jungle covered by kudzu vines, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Jungle covered by kudzu vines, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Jungle covered by kudzu vines, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Stream between Forari and Eton on the east coast of Efaté |
Stream between Forari and Eton on the east coast of Efaté |
Stream between Forari and Eton on the east coast of Efaté |
Small cascade, Efaté |
Welcome to Eton Beach, Efaté |
Eton Beach, Efaté |
Eton Beach, Efaté |
Inlet from Eton Beach |
Canoe, Eton Beach |
Eton Beach, Efaté |
Snorkelling at Eton Beach, Efaté |
White sandy bottom at Eton Beach |
Snorkelling at Eton Beach, Efaté |
Snorkelling upstream from Eton Beach |
Swimming upstream, Eton Beach |
Wooden hut, east coast of Efaté |
Cafelerey Beach, east coast of Efaté |
Cafelerey Beach, east coast of Efaté |
The cove at Cafelerey Beach |
Pretty beach but directly on the road |
The cove at Cafelerey Beach |
Picnic bench, Cafelery Beach |
Cafelery Beach, Vanuatu |
The last bit of the Efaté Ring Road goes away from the coast |
Tropical hardwoods off the Ring Road, south Efaté |