Efaté - Ring Road

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