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It took a little while to get from the tour company to the village where we went off-road. It was easier to take photos on the asphalt than on the bumpy dirt roads.
Off Road Adventures, Bush & Beach Tour.
Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu.
QALHAT
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the most important city in the Arab Gulf was Hormuz , situated on a small island near the mouth of the Arab Gulf. Between 1300 and 1507 Hormuz controlled many of the towns lying on the Arabian coast, including : Qalhat, Quriyat, Muscat and Sohar.
The most important of these towns was Qalhat, 25 kilometres north-west of Sur.
Every year many ships sailed from Hormuz and Qalhat to India with cargoes of horses, dates, pearls and salt. They returned from India with cloth, metalwork, spices and rice, which were then used in trade with people in Persia and other parts of Arabia. Some spices were also transported to Europe. Hormuz and Qalhat became very rich through trading.
SUR DHOW BUILDING
Still constructed with sturdy teakwood planks cut just a few feet away in the yard. Wooden pegs have been replaced with grant nails; each nail is coated with fish oil and covered with a twirl of cotton before being hammered into the wood. Cotton rope is also coated with oil and inserted between the planks for waterproofing. Electric drills and saws are used, but all the old tools are still around as well. Craftsmen from Malabar still add the decorative touches on the bow; a type of bas relief work now started with a drill but finished by hand.
QALHAT
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the most important city in the Arab Gulf was Hormuz , situated on a small island near the mouth of the Arab Gulf. Between 1300 and 1507 Hormuz controlled many of the towns lying on the Arabian coast, including : Qalhat, Quriyat, Muscat and Sohar.
The most important of these towns was Qalhat, 25 kilometres north-west of Sur.
Every year many ships sailed from Hormuz and Qalhat to India with cargoes of horses, dates, pearls and salt. They returned from India with cloth, metalwork, spices and rice, which were then used in trade with people in Persia and other parts of Arabia. Some spices were also transported to Europe. Hormuz and Qalhat became very rich through trading.
SUR DHOW BUILDING
Still constructed with sturdy teakwood planks cut just a few feet away in the yard. Wooden pegs have been replaced with grant nails; each nail is coated with fish oil and covered with a twirl of cotton before being hammered into the wood. Cotton rope is also coated with oil and inserted between the planks for waterproofing. Electric drills and saws are used, but all the old tools are still around as well. Craftsmen from Malabar still add the decorative touches on the bow; a type of bas relief work now started with a drill but finished by hand.
QALHAT
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the most important city in the Arab Gulf was Hormuz , situated on a small island near the mouth of the Arab Gulf. Between 1300 and 1507 Hormuz controlled many of the towns lying on the Arabian coast, including : Qalhat, Quriyat, Muscat and Sohar.
The most important of these towns was Qalhat, 25 kilometres north-west of Sur.
Every year many ships sailed from Hormuz and Qalhat to India with cargoes of horses, dates, pearls and salt. They returned from India with cloth, metalwork, spices and rice, which were then used in trade with people in Persia and other parts of Arabia. Some spices were also transported to Europe. Hormuz and Qalhat became very rich through trading.
SUR DHOW BUILDING
Still constructed with sturdy teakwood planks cut just a few feet away in the yard. Wooden pegs have been replaced with grant nails; each nail is coated with fish oil and covered with a twirl of cotton before being hammered into the wood. Cotton rope is also coated with oil and inserted between the planks for waterproofing. Electric drills and saws are used, but all the old tools are still around as well. Craftsmen from Malabar still add the decorative touches on the bow; a type of bas relief work now started with a drill but finished by hand.
As soon as we were picked up from the airport on our first day, Phil started asking about Efate's power sources. Our driver, Wesley, mentioned this wind farm at Devil's Point. It started operating in 2008 and is comprised of ten cyclone-proof turbines that produce 2.75 MW of power.
@ Tara Beach Resort.
Off Road Adventures, Bush & Beach Tour.
Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu.
SUR DHOW BUILDING
Still constructed with sturdy teakwood planks cut just a few feet away in the yard. Wooden pegs have been replaced with grant nails; each nail is coated with fish oil and covered with a twirl of cotton before being hammered into the wood. Cotton rope is also coated with oil and inserted between the planks for waterproofing. Electric drills and saws are used, but all the old tools are still around as well. Craftsmen from Malabar still add the decorative touches on the bow; a type of bas relief work now started with a drill but finished by hand.
Bright red Digicel (mobile phone network provider) advertisements were a common sight around town. Mobile phone services were deregulated in 2008 and many more people can now afford phones and they receive better coverage than when Telecom Vanuatu was the sole provider.
Off Road Adventures, Bush & Beach Tour.
Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu.
SUR DHOW BUILDING
Still constructed with sturdy teakwood planks cut just a few feet away in the yard. Wooden pegs have been replaced with grant nails; each nail is coated with fish oil and covered with a twirl of cotton before being hammered into the wood. Cotton rope is also coated with oil and inserted between the planks for waterproofing. Electric drills and saws are used, but all the old tools are still around as well. Craftsmen from Malabar still add the decorative touches on the bow; a type of bas relief work now started with a drill but finished by hand.
SUR DHOW BUILDING
Still constructed with sturdy teakwood planks cut just a few feet away in the yard. Wooden pegs have been replaced with grant nails; each nail is coated with fish oil and covered with a twirl of cotton before being hammered into the wood. Cotton rope is also coated with oil and inserted between the planks for waterproofing. Electric drills and saws are used, but all the old tools are still around as well. Craftsmen from Malabar still add the decorative touches on the bow; a type of bas relief work now started with a drill but finished by hand.
SUR DHOW BUILDING
Still constructed with sturdy teakwood planks cut just a few feet away in the yard. Wooden pegs have been replaced with grant nails; each nail is coated with fish oil and covered with a twirl of cotton before being hammered into the wood. Cotton rope is also coated with oil and inserted between the planks for waterproofing. Electric drills and saws are used, but all the old tools are still around as well. Craftsmen from Malabar still add the decorative touches on the bow; a type of bas relief work now started with a drill but finished by hand.
SUR DHOW BUILDING
Still constructed with sturdy teakwood planks cut just a few feet away in the yard. Wooden pegs have been replaced with grant nails; each nail is coated with fish oil and covered with a twirl of cotton before being hammered into the wood. Cotton rope is also coated with oil and inserted between the planks for waterproofing. Electric drills and saws are used, but all the old tools are still around as well. Craftsmen from Malabar still add the decorative touches on the bow; a type of bas relief work now started with a drill but finished by hand.
Where you can feed the fish and climb in for snorkeling if you don't have reef shoes.
@ Tara Beach Resort.
Off Road Adventures, Bush & Beach Tour.
Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu.
QALHAT
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the most important city in the Arab Gulf was Hormuz , situated on a small island near the mouth of the Arab Gulf. Between 1300 and 1507 Hormuz controlled many of the towns lying on the Arabian coast, including : Qalhat, Quriyat, Muscat and Sohar.
The most important of these towns was Qalhat, 25 kilometres north-west of Sur.
Every year many ships sailed from Hormuz and Qalhat to India with cargoes of horses, dates, pearls and salt. They returned from India with cloth, metalwork, spices and rice, which were then used in trade with people in Persia and other parts of Arabia. Some spices were also transported to Europe. Hormuz and Qalhat became very rich through trading.
We parked our buggies here to feed fish, snorkel, eat a small lunch, and take a tour of the resort. The reef, while not in perfect condition, is protected from fishing and supports lots of marine life- clownfish, angelfish, parrotfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, etc.
This is one of the few resorts that is 100% Ni-Vanuatu owned. We met the owner, Sala, later that evening (we went back for Melanesian Feast Night). He is a very nice man and Phil was more than happy to have someone with whom to talk business. He's also a singer and a friend to the owners of Erakor, so we saw him again on Saturday night for dinner and music in Erakor's restaurant.
Off Road Adventures, Bush & Beach Tour.
Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu.
QALHAT
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the most important city in the Arab Gulf was Hormuz , situated on a small island near the mouth of the Arab Gulf. Between 1300 and 1507 Hormuz controlled many of the towns lying on the Arabian coast, including : Qalhat, Quriyat, Muscat and Sohar.
The most important of these towns was Qalhat, 25 kilometres north-west of Sur.
Every year many ships sailed from Hormuz and Qalhat to India with cargoes of horses, dates, pearls and salt. They returned from India with cloth, metalwork, spices and rice, which were then used in trade with people in Persia and other parts of Arabia. Some spices were also transported to Europe. Hormuz and Qalhat became very rich through trading.
QALHAT
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the most important city in the Arab Gulf was Hormuz , situated on a small island near the mouth of the Arab Gulf. Between 1300 and 1507 Hormuz controlled many of the towns lying on the Arabian coast, including : Qalhat, Quriyat, Muscat and Sohar.
The most important of these towns was Qalhat, 25 kilometres north-west of Sur.
Every year many ships sailed from Hormuz and Qalhat to India with cargoes of horses, dates, pearls and salt. They returned from India with cloth, metalwork, spices and rice, which were then used in trade with people in Persia and other parts of Arabia. Some spices were also transported to Europe. Hormuz and Qalhat became very rich through trading.
QALHAT
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the most important city in the Arab Gulf was Hormuz , situated on a small island near the mouth of the Arab Gulf. Between 1300 and 1507 Hormuz controlled many of the towns lying on the Arabian coast, including : Qalhat, Quriyat, Muscat and Sohar.
The most important of these towns was Qalhat, 25 kilometres north-west of Sur.
Every year many ships sailed from Hormuz and Qalhat to India with cargoes of horses, dates, pearls and salt. They returned from India with cloth, metalwork, spices and rice, which were then used in trade with people in Persia and other parts of Arabia. Some spices were also transported to Europe. Hormuz and Qalhat became very rich through trading.
QALHAT
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the most important city in the Arab Gulf was Hormuz , situated on a small island near the mouth of the Arab Gulf. Between 1300 and 1507 Hormuz controlled many of the towns lying on the Arabian coast, including : Qalhat, Quriyat, Muscat and Sohar.
The most important of these towns was Qalhat, 25 kilometres north-west of Sur.
Every year many ships sailed from Hormuz and Qalhat to India with cargoes of horses, dates, pearls and salt. They returned from India with cloth, metalwork, spices
and rice, which were then used in trade with people in Persia and other parts of Arabia. Some spices were also transported to Europe. Hormuz and Qalhat became very
rich through trading.
QALHAT
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the most important city in the Arab Gulf was Hormuz , situated on a small island near the mouth of the Arab Gulf. Between 1300 and 1507 Hormuz controlled many of the towns lying on the Arabian coast, including : Qalhat, Quriyat, Muscat and Sohar.
The most important of these towns was Qalhat, 25 kilometres north-west of Sur.
Every year many ships sailed from Hormuz and Qalhat to India with cargoes of horses, dates, pearls and salt. They returned from India with cloth, metalwork, spices and rice, which were then used in trade with people in Persia and other parts of Arabia. Some spices were also transported to Europe. Hormuz and Qalhat became very rich through trading.
Brent takes the Escape through a mud puddle during a recent geocaching outing.
Would have liked to have grabbed a bit more of the mud flying, but this works.
QALHAT
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the most important city in the Arab Gulf was Hormuz , situated on a small island near the mouth of the Arab Gulf. Between 1300 and 1507 Hormuz controlled many of the towns lying on the Arabian coast, including : Qalhat, Quriyat, Muscat and Sohar.
The most important of these towns was Qalhat, 25 kilometres north-west of Sur.
Every year many ships sailed from Hormuz and Qalhat to India with cargoes of horses, dates, pearls and salt. They returned from India with cloth, metalwork, spices and rice, which were then used in trade with people in Persia and other parts of Arabia. Some spices were also transported to Europe. Hormuz and Qalhat became very rich through trading.
QALHAT
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the most important city in the Arab Gulf was Hormuz , situated on a small island near the mouth of the Arab Gulf. Between 1300 and 1507 Hormuz controlled many of the towns lying on the Arabian coast, including : Qalhat, Quriyat, Muscat and Sohar.
The most important of these towns was Qalhat, 25 kilometres north-west of Sur.
Every year many ships sailed from Hormuz and Qalhat to India with cargoes of horses, dates, pearls and salt. They returned from India with cloth, metalwork, spices and rice, which were then used in trade with people in Persia and other parts of Arabia. Some spices were also transported to Europe. Hormuz and Qalhat became very rich through trading.
Off Road Adventures, Bush & Beach Tour.
Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu.
*They drive on the right-hand side of the road in Vanuatu.
I'm not sure I have ever seen a cat relax on the beach.
@ Tara Beach Resort.
Off Road Adventures, Bush & Beach Tour.
Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu.
QALHAT
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the most important city in the Arab Gulf was Hormuz , situated on a small island near the mouth of the Arab Gulf. Between 1300 and 1507 Hormuz controlled many of the towns lying on the Arabian coast, including : Qalhat, Quriyat, Muscat and Sohar.
The most important of these towns was Qalhat, 25 kilometres north-west of Sur.
Every year many ships sailed from Hormuz and Qalhat to India with cargoes of horses, dates, pearls and salt. They returned from India with cloth, metalwork, spices and rice, which were then used in trade with people in Persia and other parts of Arabia. Some spices were also transported to Europe. Hormuz and Qalhat became very rich through trading.
There was so much sea glass on Tara Beach. I guess that's sort of a bad thing, but they had creatively used some of it by mortaring it to the walls and steps around the beach.
@ Tara Beach Resort.
Off Road Adventures, Bush & Beach Tour.
Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu.
QALHAT
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the most important city in the Arab Gulf was Hormuz , situated on a small island near the mouth of the Arab Gulf. Between 1300 and 1507 Hormuz controlled many of the towns lying on the Arabian coast, including : Qalhat, Quriyat, Muscat and Sohar.
The most important of these towns was Qalhat, 25 kilometres north-west of Sur.
Every year many ships sailed from Hormuz and Qalhat to India with cargoes of horses, dates, pearls and salt. They returned from India with cloth, metalwork, spices and rice, which were then used in trade with people in Persia and other parts of Arabia. Some spices were also transported to Europe. Hormuz and Qalhat became very rich through trading.