November 27, 2025
Next we were at Eden on the River, for a little nature walk and a swim in the cool refreshing water. This place was great with giant rocks to slide down, inter-tubes for floating and rope bridges to climb. All set in this gorgeous park with tons of flowers & fauna.
Then we did our longest stretch of road, with a quick stop at the Blue Lagoon, then onto the northern tip of island to the fantastic views atop Top Rock and lastly to the spot where they filmed the reality TV show SURVIVOR - VANUATA !
Lastly, this nasty little creature is killing palm trees all over the South Pacific! They believe he came to Vanuatu through a shipping container, most likely carrying coconuts and from Papau New Guineu. They bore into the fruit and kill the tree in the process. This one was found on a residents balcony on our Ship and that is the reason they now have a rule that all cruise ships, freighters and none local boats have to leave All Vanuatu ports, before 4pm, because they come out at dusk. Such a shame, has been plaguing them for 10 years - not in all 83 islands of Vanuatu and they hope this ship rule helps keep that spread down.
