Blog blong mi long Vanuatu: The Apartment

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There are many great locations for accommodation in Port Vila and depending on what you want and there is something to suit all tastes and budgets. I am staying on the northern edge of Port Vila in the Bayview Apartments. The rent includes everything - power, gas, wirleess internet - and is about 500m from work so I have a nice walk up the hill each morning and a pleasant walk home down the hill each afternoon.

The internal appointments are fine for my needs. the furniture looks reasonably new, the native wall hanging is more than bearable and the balcony stretches the width of the apartment. As you know I like my cooking and I was pleased to the the oven and stove are more than serviceable, there is air-conditioning but I don't use it much as I prefer the fans. Vanuatu is sub-tropical with average temperatures around 22-28C each day although it is a little humid at the moment as the wet season approaches so every now and again I turn on the cooling for a little relief. Outside there is a swimming pool and a nice terrace. The apartment overlooks the Walter Lini Highway (The Rev. Dr. W.H. Lini is known as the father of independence and has a public holiday in his honour). The noise from the highway, if you could call it that, is lopud most days but non unbearable. Here are some interior shots - those of you who are interested in interior design look away now...

Interior view of apartment looking towards the lagoon

Interior shot with kitchen and breakfast bar

Note the indigenous (I think by way of Bali) wall hanging. I thought of putting tea candles in each of the baskets and then realised the decoration would go up in flames and so thought better of it. I actually don't mind it now and it would like good with lights in it.
Anyway onto the view...

The absolute jewel in the crown for this apartment is the view across Vila Bay. At the end of the day there is a beautiful sunset and in the morning the rising sun casts a bright light across the lagoon and out into the sea. I like to eat my breakfast each morning looking out at the water. This evening I watched a cruise lights ablaze sail slowly out the bay and make its way back to Australia. Here is a ship coming into the harbour last week early in the morning...