Vanuatu Part 5: Fishing, Shopping, Missionary Day, and The Reef Vanuatu Zoological

We were supposed to go fishing as a whole big group, but the boat we were supposed to go on ended up needing repairs so we couldn't go. We were thrilled to find a smaller boat that could take a few people out! Cameron, Andy, Max, and my dad all went together for a long morning. 

They were thrilled to catch these cool Barracuda.

These look like small Poulet to me? But I'm not sure. Poulet is a local white fish that's really delicious. 

They were so thrilled with their Barracuda catches until they met up with the other boat for lunch, and they'd caught a 200+ lb Marlin. Pretty crazy for being on such a small boat!

The rest of us spent the morning exploring the "China shops," as my mom calls them. There's a decent-sized Chinese community in the area and most of the little shops are Chinese run. 

A little classy potty break for Davis along the side of the road.

That afternoon we also stopped by the local craft market and got some seashell jewelry (which has already broken).

And then we stopped by the "Mama Market," where the local women sell their produce they grow at home.

There's a beautiful boardwalk right next to the markets. This could have been a nice family shot, but Davis refused to be in this picture. 

A fun little park right on the boardwalk.

Andy was on the hunt for jerseys and shirts the whole trip--these are the three he landed on after lots of hunting and thinking.

We had a fun morning where Max and Violet got to be missionaries! Max was my dad's companion and Violet was my mom's companion. They attended a meeting with my parents and the APs where they planned a zone conference for the following week. My dad lent Max a tie. :) (Andy was invited too, but he caught a stomach bug and was home sick this day.)

Cameron and I walked around town and bought Davis this shirt while they were having their meeting.

All smiles from Elda Max and Sista Violet! (Even though they said the meeting was really boring, ha ha)

After the meeting, Max went to lunch with my dad and some elders. Us girls took a couple of sisters out to lunch too. It was so fun to chat with them and hear how excited they were about their area. 

More creative playing at the mission home!

Our final night in Port Villa we had to go back to Stone Grill.

Had to sneak a shot of this truck full of people. You see this all over! The truck beds are totally packed with people riding around town.

Our final morning we visited The Reef Vanuatu Zoological. It's a cool animal preserve. They raise sea turtles and set them free in the ocean once they're adults.

The baby sea turtle area was so fun! They were the cutest little things.

We chatted with the Australian owner for a bit.

Max thought this guy was very heavy and was scared he was going to drop him.

They had other fun animals too! This is a crazy looking coconut crab.

Don't let his smile fool you--Andy was quite upset our tour guide stuck this little guy on his shirt and started freaking out, which made it try to climb into Andy's shirt and terrified him even more ha ha.

Violet, on the other hand, loved holding him!

Two whole weeks in Vanuatu! We had an amazing time and were excited to head to Fiji for a week.

We ran into one of my parents' past missionaries, Sister Wilson. She works at a shop in the airport.

A rare moment when the boys were playing well together! It had to be documented.