Firstaem mitufala go long Epi (part 1)

(that hopefully translates as "The first time we go to Epi")
How did I go, Em?
We arrived in Epi after a really slow boat ride, due to the rough conditions, at 2:30am (we were 'scheduled' to arrive at about 11pm to midnight) Needless to say we were pretty happy to get onto dry land, the highlight as we got into the wharf was seeing jumping fish in the spotlights being shone by the boats crew.
Our arrival happened to coincide with the National Youth Conference which is being hosted by Nikaura this year. So we have turned up to a much inflated population (there are about 500 youth delegates here for the conference - Nic thinks only 350 but I'm not sure!) And there's plenty going on.
We were also welcomed to the island by the volcano, Lopevi, quietly bubbling away. It was in fact, our first view of the island as we arrived in pitch darkness and could see the lava in the distance. Lopevi is only about 10km away from us in Nikaura and we have replaced watching TV with sitting out on the beach watching a volcano erupt!
Here are a few quick happy snaps from our new place.
Our bedroom resplendent in blue mozzie netting: