I thought I had posted these back in July but alas! I didn’t push the button. This is our picture chronicle of Maggie’s visit with us. Hope it generates some interest in the other children. We’ll see.
I’m not going to write too much on this one but post photos of Maggie’s trip to Vanuatu. It was great, great, great having her here as I hope the photos show. We’re back to Ambae this morning and will not likely return to Vila until October though we anticipate going to Santo in early September.
This is Maggie when she arrived. She’s crying but we weren’t sure it was from seeing us or the miserable plane ride she had suffered through. In the background are friends of ours from New Zealand, Jim and Linda, who had just arrived on the same flight.
This is the morning after she arrived. A little ragged but enjoying the coffee and the view.
Maggie and Beth at Million Dollar Point after snorkeling. Saw lots of WW II stuff but most of it had rusted away, but we saw some really big weaponry, tanks, jeeps, scuttled boats, etc.
Maggie's new friends
These are Maggie’s new friends. She was treated like royalty by Celia, Margaret and Joyce.
Dinner at Joyce's
This is Joyce’s restaurant. It seats 4 people so it was a packed house this night. Peace Corps volunteer, Sandy Su, happened to be in town and she joined us. Sandy leaves in a couple of weeks and I understand she will re-up as a volunteer in China.
Me and Maggie gagging down a shell of kava
Actually, I think Maggie started developing a fondness for the stuff. It has a very interesting effect and is ubiquitous, is the main social drink in Vanuatu and is used ceremonially. 
Finally, a picture of her and me, also at Million Dollar Point.
Maggie and I visited the school in our former village of Lovunvilli up in the mountains. She was asked and gladly taught a class and visited several others. The dog is a second grader but was monitoring this class.
That’s it for now.
