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The Fox Family comes to Vanuatu

Posted by RichCarm | 9th November 2009

The Foxy Family Have Landed (Carmen)

The lead up to my family visiting was less then reassuring. Recent earthquakes and tsunamis in the Pacific left my Mum and Grandma concerned and Dad, with his adventurous streak, frankly excited. A week before they were to arrive we received a tsunami warning; luckily we live on high ground, the seas stayed calm and within a few hours it was cancelled. Fortunately, things seemed to settle down just in time for their visit.

Almost everything in Vanuatu runs late and planes are no exception. So when a tiny eight-seater plane landed early, I assumed it was a charted flight for those who were willing to get into what looked like a large remote-controlled toy plane. To my surprise, through the windows I saw Mum, Dad and Grandma’s smiling faces. It had been a bumpy ride and they were glad to have landed safely on Ambrym. They exchanged the tiny plane for the back of a ute and then a small open boat. The trip back North always seems much fast

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