Just about 24hours in Vila

So I've been here just about 24 hours. Slept pretty well last night, woke up off and on, and with the fan running kept slapping for the mosquitoes that were thankfully not there. I also keep looking for my cat when I catch movement of things blowing in the wind of the fan. I woke at 6am shortly after the sun came up. I feel much more refreshed. My hotel seems almost unoccupied, except for me, though the house girls (Ni-vanuatu) are out back doing laundry so it must just be that I have kept different hours than other residents.

I have yet to do much exploring as I took a nap yesterday after my arrival and then proceeded to finish my research about how the town is laid out. I took a nice long walk last night before the sun went down, which did help me get my bearing. I sat for a bit by the harbor, watching local boys jumping off of the dock, playing kickball, and cavorting. There were very few women about, and few other tourist, but it was Sunday which is a day of rest as it has deep missionary roots. The town setup is divided by it's history of French and British occupation, the west side (where I am staying) streets are french named, and the east side where the hospital is are British. Not that the streets have signs that I've noticed, but in exploring the maps you have a main street named for General Charles De Gaulle that turns into Winston Churchill, and so on. Turns out my hotel is on Rue Bougainville

The next bill of business is to go to "goodies" and exchange some money, then get a few things that I missed packing (hair bands, a small lock for the cabinet/closet in my room), then to the produce market. I think I will head to the hospital tomorrow morning. I may head to one of the resorts in order to do meet some people and swim because yes it is hot & humid so much so that I feel a bit swollen with the moisture.