Vanuatu is a land of contrasting scenery, from the majestic to the tranquil. We fished off Lopevi Island, beneath an active volcano. Charlie’s home village is on nearby Paama, where they get a shower of ash 30cm thick from Lopevi about once a year. We wondered whether Charlie was watching the lures or Lopevi…



And yet, because Vanuatu is a land of islands it is usually possible to slip out of the path of the prevailing winds and into a quiet anchorage. We ended our first charter anchored off beautiful Aore Island, across the channel from Luganville on the main island of Santo.