
78 - Kava and Lava in Vanuatu
May 09, 2018 by Out Chasing Stars | Language: EN Play Time: 00:17:44 | SAILING YOUTUBERS

After a rough passage from Fiji, we were looking forward to exploring a new country. We only ended up staying for 5 days, but Port Resolution in Vanuatu definitely didn’t disappoint.
The big reason for visiting was the chance to hike Mt. Yasur. Oh, and did I mention that it is an ACTIVE volcano?! Standing along the rim, listening to the eruptions and watching molten hot lava and ash spewing out in front us, did cause me to rethink a few of my life priorities.
In addition to the volcano, we also managed to find a couple unique Vanuatu cultural experiences. The first was thank to a local woman by the name of Mawi who was starting a business that demonstrated to cruisers the traditional way of making laplap, a dietary staple.
The second was a real kava ceremony, complete with the more powerful Vanuatu kava. And these villagers don’t take the easy way out and pound it to prepare it. No, no… They chewed it for us. The resulting drink was much stronger than what I’d tasted before and I was glad that there were a few other friends to experience it with me.
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(Footage from October 2017)
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Jim Yosef – Canary [NCS Release]
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