Anchors away

Sunday the weather was awful. Constant, unending grey rain. So we took the ferry into Vila and had a quick stroll up the main drag, which was very busy with tourists from the cruise ship that was in port.

We ended up at the Anchor Inn on the edge of “downtown” Vila. A great spot by the water looking out to the harbour and Iririki Island. The pub has changed a lot in the almost three years since we were last here. Gone is the sand and marquee tent, replaced by wooden decking and a huge wood frame with thatched roof. Also gone is the view from the men’s room looking straight out to the bar area while you’re having a pee! Lots of tourists from the ship there being rather obnoxious, but the place is big enough to be able to ignore them.

Back to the resort we had to change fares after a part of the bathroom floor had collapsed. We moved from fare 70 to 34. Not such a great view – we’re looking out to a path and the back of the next row of fares – but the chairs on the balcony are much more comfortable and the air con doesn’t sound like a truck is driving through the room!

A fairly quiet night after that with happy hour Tuskers at the Bali Hai bar and a small dinner and mojitos, then back to the fare for a nightcap.

Today the weather is better, but still overcast and hinting at rain. I took a trip into town wandering through a few of the shops and to get a few supplies from Au Bon Marché supermarket. And now we’re having a couple of Tuskers relaxing by the pool.