Still going strong ...

John and Shelly have been working so hard and it is really paying off.  Had some issues with supplies but that is nothing new for Vanuatu so John is continually changing his plan accordingly ... he's doing a great job :)

John (next door) cut his hand early in the week and didn't say anything but when John saw it, he took him straight to the hospital and after a quick jab in his behind and some antibiotics, back to the village and no work for the rest of the week just to be sure.

The fill is still coming and it's great to be able to put our little truck to use.

Starting the deck

As Shelly said, who needs a cement mixer ...

 Smoko ... mmm, ham, avocado, tomato ...bet they're glad Shelly arrived 

(before that it was peanut butter) 

And Daniel and John bring the fruit

Look at the size of the avocado!

All systems go ...

Framing commences on the container house

 Look, you can now see the sliding door, kitchen , bathroom & bedroom windows - woo hoo!

 Laying the geofabric in preparation for the reclamation.

Slowly starting to fill

She looks like a real worker doesn't she :)

Hey, that hat looks familiar ...all the way from Outback Spectacular!

We really are getting somewhere now, Shelly even has her own bathroom ... ha ha 

Building commences ....

Well John headed over for his 10 week stint to start on the container house and reclamation.  Shelly and I joined him 10 days later.  The block is looking fantastic and Daniel and his brother John (yes, another one) have the two smaller blocks looking great, just as good if not better than they were at Christmas.

Look at those Banana and Paw Paw trees ...

oh, and there's farmer Kerrisk checking all is ok.

First stop was brekkie down at La Tentation in the harbour, wonderful view and nice staff.

We had promised Joel we would come and bring Shelly to visit at his village.  Wonderful part of Efate - we love catching up with Joel and his family up there.  We are always made feel so welcome.  

On the road in the "truck"

Ann-Marie honoured Shelly and I with a dress each that her Aunty had made.  This is a huge honour and we were touched.  Shelly had brought lollies for the children and they will miss her, playing "Duck and Goose" and the treasure hunt for the lollies ... bit of carnage but all in all they had a ball.

 Baby John (yes John's namesake)

Well time for me to go home and leave them to it .... but I'll be back in a few weeks.