June 25, 2024
Have you seen a flying Beluga ?
Saw one of these flying overhead and fairly low the other day! Oh my! Had to look up the story. Airbus created these huge freight carrying planes and they can now be seen fairly often flying in Europe. The freight can actually be loaded onto the plane via the hinged mouth of the whale. How creative! Kinda exciting to see one - hope to get another sighting soon! Comes in 2 sizes regular and XL!
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.
We crammed a lot of touring into this day! We did a giant loop around whole island and though it is not a large, the roads are not great. Our driver and guide were very informative and friendly and we had lots of laughs and lively conversation in the van. Would recommend Yumi tours, especially Phillip! We started in Port Vila and went counter clockwise around the coastal area.
Champagne Beach , on the island of Santo, Solomon Islands has to be on the list of top 10 beaches in the World! Oddly, we had it all to ourselves on Monday, November 24th! Below are drone shots by another resident that show the spectacular blue water and powdery white sand!