Volcanic activity, both terrestrial and sub-oceanic breathe the life out of this archipelagic country consisting of 83 islands, spanning the whole of 1,300 km from your two outermost islands, north to south. Those 83 may soon be joined by other islands yet-to-sprout looking at the continual volcanic upheavals. Indeed, earthquakes and an occasional spewing of scalding ash and lava from the principle island active volcano, Lopevi have been part of the inhabitants daily staple. Others include Iririki Island, Erakor Island Resort, Nirvana Resor and Poppys on the Lagoon.
An indispensable section of the Vanuatu experience will be the partaking on the traditional conventional dish with the native inhabitants. They would even gladly offer the visitor generous samplings of their native food like Lap-Lap, Tuluk, and their native steak, which by the way very much renowned for its different taste as it is naturally grown. Vanuatu meat is prized indeed by neighboring countries and regions. We awoke to find our ship moored off Vanuatu in a lagoon fringed with palm trees. Our glass bottomed boat floated so close over the reef they were afraid it would touch. Brightly coloured fish abounded. There were Gold fish with large blue eyes, Angelfish and those curious rectangular shaped fish, yellow, frightened and darting to and fro amongst the coral. Slices of melon, pineapple, mango, tomatoes made a colourful sight. The steak and sausages were sizzling. Armed with the remains of my bread roll I checked on the claim that the fish would feed out of our hand. A few crumbs on the surface of the water attracted them and helped overcome their timidity. Legend has it that an extra strong brew of the traditional Kava drink was served to them before they were buried alive in the cave.
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