Exploring the world in the Beechcraft Bonanza

Leg 192, Lenakel, Tanna, Vanuatu to Rotuma, Fiji

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The problem with paradise is, no good aerial data. If I was running a survey plane I would park it on the beach as well and go for a swim instead! Still plenty interesting things to see along the way.

03-01 Lenakel NVVK 5:36 PM
03-01 Ipota NVVI 5:55 PM
03-01 Isangel NVIS 6:01 PM
03-01 Dillon’s Bay NVVD 6:07 PM Port Villa Capital 17°44’49.8"S 168°19’12.9"E
03-01 Port Villa Intl 17°41’57.6"S 168°19’10.6"E 6:38 PM Survivor 17°39’16.8"S 168°11’16.0"E
03-01 Valesdir NVSV 7:06 PM
03-01 Lamen Bay NVSM 7:21 PM Ambrym Volcano 16°15’14.2"S 168°07’23.1"E
03-01 Lamap NVSL 7:42 PM
03-01 Southwest Bay NVSX 7:54 PM
03-01 Norsup NVSP 8:05 PM Million Dollar Point 15°31’31.5"S 167°14’41.3"E
03-01 North West Santo NVSZ 8:41 PM
03-01 Torres Airstrip NVSD 9:16 PM
03-01 Sola NVSC 9:47 PM
03-01 Maewo-Naone NVSN 10:17 PM
03-01 Longana NVSG 556nm next 10:35 PM
03-02 Rotuma NFNR 01:59 AM

Flight time 8:35 15 stops

Tanna island departure

I did a fly by of the Volcano but it was barely visible in the heavy fog / clouds to the ground. From what I saw it was comprised data anyway, clouds on the sat images.

Erromango Island, clear weather this way

Ipota Airport, very green

Landing at Isangel Airport, actually it’s Port Narvin on Erromango

Erromango Island

Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu

Sadly the aerial data is at its worst here

Port Villa International Airport, missing in game

A couple stripes are visible

Port Villa behind Ifira Island on the left

Port Villa is located on Efate Island

A peak into the Vanuatu National Museum

Efate island is also where Surivor Vanuatu was filmed

The camps were at either side of my wing tips

Epi Island

Lopevi Vulcano (4,636ft)

Those huge cracks are probably not supposed to be there, they go quite far down

Ambrym Vulcano, the one corner not hidden under clouds

No elevation data, hence the flat look

Quite active

Lamap Airport on Malekula Island

Jordan River

Million dollar point at Luganville on of Espiritu Santo, unfortunately not visible in game

Santo-Pekoa International Airport close to the dive site is missing

This is where the SS President Coolidge sank, now regarded as one of the best wreck diving sites

Toga Island

Torres Airstrip on Linua

Rowa Islands Atoll

Sola Airport on Vanua Lava Island

Lake Vui on Ambea Island

Lake Vui Volcano on the left

Pentecost Island

Home of land diving, possibly where bungee jumping came from

Leaving Vanuatu behind, Pentecost and Ambea out the rear window

Setting in for a long flight to Fiji

The weather keeps things interesting

The sun is starting to get lower as well

This is going to be a great sunset

Rotuma island in sight, with boosted exposure

The airport is where the two distant lights are

Safe landing, the lightning helped find the landing strip

Should be a very nice place to wake up in

On to Fiji tomorrow, then crossing the date line, traveling back into the past.