Showing posts with label Pacific. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pacific. Show all posts

A Track Winding Back goes to Vanuatu!

On a recent trip to Vanuatu to rest and discover more about storytelling, A TRACK WINDING BACK visited an evocative Havana Bay WWII roadside museum, a  short trip on sealed road out of Port Vila. Its curator- Ernest- who has featured in various documentaries and travel guides, has a passion for found relics from WWII  and the stories they hold. We often forget the intersecting story lines that bound Australia to the Pacific and the contribution and sacrifices many of the Ni Vanuatu - amongst other Pacific Islanders - made. If you are ever on Efate, pop in and say halo and olsem wanem'-  hello, how are you to Ernest, nambawan storyteller and collector.

The Track Jack Built



Every day residents at Morshead  and Gardiner Grove enjoy the pleasure, safety and health benefits of a walking track around the perimeter of the home.  Here's a tribute to Jack - "and don't forget Derek" (says Betty) - two community minded former residents who combined their capabilities and extraordinary energy to get the track built.

Here's Betty and a story that reminds us of  how one track is often connected to another...
Chronicled in this beautiful and personal vignette; is a moving reminder of the deeper connections that run like maplines through our lives and relationships. Paths  and tracks joined  together; like the stones thrown for Jack on Betty's travels; and the ripples that spread outwards.