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On N side of Eromango, ready for a (very!) early morning departure for the 80nm passage to the capital, Port Vila on Efate.

Had a great morning before sailing here, being shown around Dillon's Bay village by a local, David, who's in the (long) process of building his Yacht Club and Guesthouse. The village is home to 700 people, half of the otherwise very sparsely populated 50km x 20km Island.

Lovely guy and very lovely village, along the banks of the very, very lovely Williams River.

The original Mr Williams was, unfortunately, the first missionary to arrive after the very bad treatment of locals by traders. For his enterprise, he was immediately killed and then placed on a rock (albeit it appeared in a jolly nice spot!), on which he was measured... before being cooked and eaten.

We can confirm that the locals are substantially more friendly to visitors these days.... and I'd def recommend a visit!

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